POLYMORPHIC

polymorphic, polymorphous

(adjective) having or occurring in several distinct forms; “man is both polymorphic and polytypic”; “a polymorphous god”

polymorphic, polymorphous

(adjective) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; “a polymorphic species”

polymorphous, polymorphic

(adjective) relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; “polymorphous crystallization”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

polymorphic (not comparable)

Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms.

(programming, of a function) Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter.

Synonyms

• (able to have several shapes or forms): multiform, protean; See also multiform

Antonyms

• monomorphic

Source: Wiktionary


Pol`y*mor"phic, a.

Definition: Polymorphous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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