Isomorphous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or exhibiting isomorphism.

    "As can be expected, the westernmost varieties of North Saami resemble Lule Saami—likewise increasingly affected by Scandinavian—whereas many vernaculars in Finland are largely isomorphous with Aanaar Saami, the most Finnicized of the Saami languages."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having similar appearance but genetically different wordnet

Example

More examples

"As can be expected, the westernmost varieties of North Saami resemble Lule Saami—likewise increasingly affected by Scandinavian—whereas many vernaculars in Finland are largely isomorphous with Aanaar Saami, the most Finnicized of the Saami languages."

Etymology

From iso- + -morphous.

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