homomorphism

Definition of Homomorphism in English :

1. homomorphism, homomorphy

similarity of form

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Homomorphism

noun

biology

similarity in form

noun

1.

similarity in form

2. Biology

resemblance or similarity, without actual relationship, in structure or origin

said of organs or organisms

3. Botany

uniformity in shape or size, as of pistils and stamens

4. Zoology

similarity between an insect's larva and its matured form

n.

1. Mathematics A transformation of one set into another that preserves in the second set the operations between the members of the first set.

2. Biology Similarity of external form or appearance but not of structure or origin.

3. Zoology A resemblance in form between the immature and adult stages of an animal.