noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

animalismatomismbehaviorismdialectical materialismempiricismmarxism

Etymology

From hylo- (“matter”) + morphism.

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