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hylomorphism

hylomorphism noun: the doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.

Noun

hylomorphism (countable and uncountable, plural hylomorphisms)

  1. The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.
  2. (functional programming) Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism.

Forms of hylomorphism

pluralhylomorphisms

Origin of hylomorphism

From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + -morphism.

Questions about hylomorphism

What does hylomorphism mean?
Hylomorphism means the doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.
What part of speech is hylomorphism?
Hylomorphism is a noun.
What is the plural of hylomorphism?
The plural of hylomorphism is hylomorphisms.

Words near hylomorphism in the dictionary

  1. hyloists
  2. hylomania
  3. hylomorphic
  4. hylomorphical
  5. hylomorphically
  6. hylomorphism
  7. hylomorphisms
  8. hylomorphist
  9. hylomorphists
  10. hylomorphous
  11. hylopathic

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