HOMOMORPHY

homomorphism, homomorphy

(noun) similarity of form

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

homomorphy (usually uncountable, plural homomorphies)

(biology) similarity of form; resemblance in external character or in geometric ground form

Source: Wiktionary


Ho"mo*mor`phy, n. Etym: [Homo- + Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: Similarity of form; resemblance in external characters, while widely different in fundamental structure; resemblance in geometric ground form. See Homophyly, Promorphology.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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