Isomorphism \I`so*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. isomorphisme.]
(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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |