isomorphic

(ī'sə-môr'fĭk)
adj.

1. Biology. Having a similar structure or appearance but being of different ancestry.
2. Related by an isomorphism.

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One system is isomorphic with another if there is a one-to-one representation or mapping of its properties associating them with properties of the other system. To say that there is an isomorphism between two systems is thus to say that they share the same structure. Measurement is a process of finding an isomorphism between real magnitudes and relations within the series of numbers.

1. or isomorphous of identical or similar form, shape, or structure.
2. describing a type of alternation of generations in which morphologically identical generations occur in both diploid and haploid phases. It occurs mainly in algae. Compare heteromorphic.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - isomorf

Nederlands (Dutch)
isomorf

Français (French)
adj. - isomorphique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - isomorph

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (βιολ.) ισόμορφος

Italiano (Italian)
isomorfo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - isomórfico

Русский (Russian)
изоморфный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - isomorfo, isomórfico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - isomorf (kem., biol. el. språkv.), likformig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
同形的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 同形的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 동형의, 동일 구조의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 同形の, 等晶形の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) التشاكل : التماثل في الشكل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דומה, שוה צורה (אך שונה בתכונות)‬

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