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polymorphism

N ภาวะ ที่ มี หลาย รูปแบบ  การ มี หลาย รูปแบบ  pa-wa-ti-me-lai-rub-beab

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLYMORPHISM

POLYMORPHISM Pol `y *mor "phism, n.

 

1. (Crystallog.)

 

Defn: Same as Pleomorphism.

 

2. (Biol.) (a ) The capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form. (b ) Existence in many forms; the coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

polymorphism

pol y mor phism |ˌpäliˈmôrˌfizəm ˌpɑliˈmɔrfɪzəm | noun the occurrence of something in several different forms, in particular: Biology the occurrence of different forms among the members of a population or colony, or in the life cycle of an individual organism. Genetics the presence of genetic variation within a population, upon which natural selection can operate. Biochemistry the occurrence of a number of alternative forms within a section of a nucleic acid or protein molecule. Computing a feature of a programming language that allows routines to use variables of different types at different times. DERIVATIVES pol y mor phic |-ˈmôrfik |adjective, pol y mor phous |-ˈmôrfəs |adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

polymorphism

poly |morph |ism |ˌpɒlɪˈmɔːfɪz (ə )m | noun [ mass noun ] the occurrence of something in several different forms, in particular: Biology the occurrence of different forms among the members of a population or colony, or in the life cycle of an individual organism. Genetics the presence of genetic variation within a population, upon which natural selection can operate. Computing a feature of a programming language that allows routines to use variables of different types at different times. DERIVATIVES polymorphic adjective, polymorphous adjective

 

Duden Dictionary

Polymorphismus

Po ly mor phis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der Polymorphie |Polymorph i smus |der Polymorphismus; Genitiv: des Polymorphismus, Plural: die Polymorphismen 1 Vielgestaltigkeit, Verschiedengestaltigkeit 2 Mineralogie, Chemie das Vorkommen mancher Mineralien in verschiedener Form, mit verschiedenen Eigenschaften, aber mit gleicher chemischer Zusammensetzung 3 a Botanik Vielgestaltigkeit der Blätter oder der Blüte einer Pflanze b Botanik die Aufeinanderfolge mehrerer verschieden gestalteter ungeschlechtlicher Generationen bei Algen und Pilzen 4 a Zoologie Vielgestaltigkeit in Tierstöcken und Tierstaaten b Zoologie jahreszeitlich bedingte Vielgestaltigkeit der Zeichnungsmuster bei Schmetterlingen 5 Sprachwissenschaft das Vorhandensein mehrerer sprachlicher Formen für den gleichen Inhalt, die gleiche Funktion (z. B. die verschiedenartigen Pluralbildungen in: die Wiese n, die Feld er , die Schaf e )