1.
[syn: isomorphism, isomorphy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Isomorphism \I`so*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. isomorphisme.]
1. (Crystallog.) A similarity of crystalline form between
substances of similar composition, as between the
sulphates of barium (BaSO4) and strontium (SrSO4). It
is sometimes extended to include similarity of form
between substances of unlike composition, which is more
properly called hom[oe]omorphism.
2. (Math.) A one-to-one mapping of one set onto another set
which preserves the relations between the elements of the
domains of the sets.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
isomorphism
n 1: (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or
structure [syn: isomorphism, isomorphy]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
isomorphism
A bijective map between two objects which
preserves, in both directions, any structure under
consideration. Thus a `group isomorphism' preserves group
structure; an order isomorphism (between posets) preserves
the order relation, and so on. Usually it is clear from
context what sort of isomorphism is intended.
(1995-03-25)