Polymorphic

//ˌpɑliˈmɔɹfɪk// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms. not-comparable

    "I refer to those genera which have sometimes been called "protean" or "polymorphic," in which the species present an inordinate amount of variation; and hardly two naturalists can agree which forms to rank as species and which as varieties."

  2. 2
    Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter. not-comparable

    "Polymorphic redefinition in C++ is achieved by the use of virtual functions."

  3. 3
    Relating to a compound that can crystallizes into two or more distinct forms (e.g. carbon, which can crystalize into coal, graphite, diamond, etc.) not-comparable

    "The fact that polymorphic equilibrium is not a dynamic equilibrium is significant with respect to the random distribution of velocity of temperature agitation among the molecules."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having or occurring in several distinct forms wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population wordnet
  3. 3
    relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms wordnet

Etymology

From poly- + -morphic.

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