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Definition of "isomorphic" [i•so•mor•phic]

  • Biology Having a similar structure or appearance but being of different ancestry. (adjective)
  • Related by an isomorphism. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "isomorphic" in a sentence
  • "Legislation against racist language and behaviour became a model for identifying varieties of harassment and discrimination in the workplace and in the public arena of comment and discussion; pressure has increased for what might be called an 'isomorphic' approach in law to any act or form of words that could be interpreted as stigmatising others or demeaning their human dignity – hence the 'Single Equality' legislation we have seen developed and debated lately."
  • "I also think there's some potential for using the word 'isomorphic' with regards to simulation, but whatever."
  • "This is called isomorphic correspondence, and it is "the relationship between the appearance of a visual form and a comparable human behavior" (Luke Wroblewski,"