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allomorph

[ al-uh-mawrf ]

noun

  1. any of two or more different forms of the same chemical compound.
  2. Linguistics. one of the alternate contextually determined phonological shapes of a morpheme, as en in oxen, which is an allomorph of the English plural morpheme. Compare morph.
  3. Mineralogy. paramorph.


allomorph

/ ˈæləˌmɔːf /

noun

  1. linguistics any of the phonological representations of a single morpheme. For example, the final (s) and (z) sounds of bets and beds are allomorphs of the English noun-plural morpheme
  2. any of two or more different crystalline forms of a chemical compound, such as a mineral
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌalloˈmorphic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • allo·morphic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allomorph1

First recorded in 1865–70; allo- + -morph

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