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单词 geomalism
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geomalismn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: geomalic adj., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < geomal- (in geomalic adj.) + -ism suffix. N.E.D. (1898) gives the pronunciation as (dʒiˌǫ·măliz'm) /dʒiˈɒməlɪz(ə)m/.
Biology. Obsolete. rare.
The tendency of an organism to grow symmetrically in a lateral or horizontal plane (so that the effect of gravity is balanced).
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monstruosity1402
monstrosity1555
accretion1615
misgrowth1648
monstruousness1653
miscreance1658
homonomya1682
agenesis1827
hypertrophy1834
auxesis1842
overgrowth1844
neoplasia1871
ingrowth1877
concrescence1878
accrementition1879
neogenesis1884
geomalism1885
giantism1885
geomaly1889
merisis1940
1885 A. S. Hyatt in J. S. Kingsley Standard Nat. Hist. I. 50 Geomalism appears in its primitive aspect among the sponges since they are comparatively soft and supported by a pliable and primitively fragmentary internal skeleton.
1892 Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 25 434 The series of mollusca picked out by Dr. Jackson last year to illustrate geomalism has been mounted and placed on exhibition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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