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- [pol-ee-mawrf]
- /ˈpɒl iˌmɔrf/
- /ˌpɒ.lɪ.ˈmɔː.fɪk/
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- [pol-ee-mawrf]
- /ˈpɒl iˌmɔrf/
Definitions of polymorphic word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of POLYMORPHIC polymorphism 3
- noun polymorphic Biology. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants. 1
- noun polymorphic Crystallography. any of the crystal forms assumed by a substance that exhibits polymorphism. 1
- noun polymorphic Anatomy. granulocyte. 1
- adjective polymorphic taking several forms 1
- noun Definition of polymorphic in Technology (theory, programming) The ability to leave parts of a type in a typed language unspecified. The term has three distinct uses: * Parametric polymorphism refers to the use of type variables in a strongly typed language. * Overloading, sometimes called ad-hoc polymorphism, means using the same syntax for different types. * object-orientated polymorphism allows a variable to refer to objects whose class is not known at compile time. 1
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Origin of polymorphic
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < Greek polýmorphos; see poly-, -morph
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Parts of speech for Polymorphic
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polymorphic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for polymorphic
adj polymorphic
- diversiform — differing in form; of various forms.
- multiple — consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.
- multiplex — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
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