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isomorphism : 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


Related isms

  • homoeomorphism
  • homomorphism


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