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isomorph|ˈaɪsəʊmɔːf|
[mod. f. Gr. type *ἰσόµορϕ-ος of equal form, f. ἰσό-, iso- + µορϕή form: in mod.F. isomorphe.]
1. Chem. and Min. A substance or organism isomorphous with another.
1864Webster, Isomorph, a substance which has the same crystalline form with another. 1885E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XIX. 849/1 Sandy isomorphs of Lagena, Nodosaria, Globigerina, and Rotalia.
2. Linguistics. A line in a linguistic atlas connecting places exhibiting identical or nearly identical morphological forms; a morphological isogloss.
1921E. C. Roedder in Jrnl. Eng. & Germ. Philol. XX. 182 The boundary lines of present dialects, with their maze of..isomorphs,..and isotaxes, i.e., lines connecting places of identical or nearly identical..forms,..and syntactical peculiarities. 1926Germanic Rev. I. iv. 303 Like the larger dialects, they would have to be portioned off against each other by isophones, isomorphs, isolexes, and isotaxes, i.e., lines of agreement in sound, form, word (meaning), and syntax. 1937J. Orr tr. Iordan's Introd. Romance Ling. iii. 215 Val d'Ajol alone offers certain well-marked individual features... A group of ‘isophones’ and ‘isomorphs’ passes exactly through the point where the two valleys..investigated join each other. |