homoeomerous
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See also: homœomerous
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- homeomerous
- homœomerous (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From homoe- (from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind”, “similar”)) + -o- + -merous (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “portion”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /hoʊmiˈɑməɹəs/
Adjective[edit]
homoeomerous (comparative more homoeomerous, superlative most homoeomerous)
- (biology) Having similar quantities or variations pertaining to parts of structure.
- Being the same whether whole or divided into parts.
- 1990, Terence Irwin, Aristotle's First Principles:
- A lump of bronze differs from a statue in being homoeomerous; it is divisible into lumps of bronze, whereas the statue is not divisible into statues.
References[edit]
- William Dwight Whitney (1906) The Century dictionary and cyclopedia, page 2867