Plural of polymorphism
regular plural
The plural of polymorphism is polymorphisms.
Forms of polymorphism
| Singular | polymorphism /pɒlɪˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | polymorphisms |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Polymorphisms in a sentence
- Some polymorphisms can be quite stable – so stable that they span the change from an ancestral to a descendant species.2004, Richard Dawkins, The Ancestor's Tale, Phoenix, published 2005, page 63
- A number of genera including Alpinia and Amomum (Zingiberaceae), exhibit interesting flexistyly polymorphisms which enhance fruit production by avoiding geitonogamy and promoting xenogamy.2015 December 22, “Impact of Striped-Squirrel Nectar-Robbing Behaviour on Gender Fitness in Alpinia roxburghii Sweet (Zingiberaceae)”, in…. From the entry flexistyly
Meaning of polymorphism
- noun The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
- noun The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
- noun A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
Questions about the plural of polymorphism
- What is the plural of polymorphism?
- The plural of polymorphism is polymorphisms.
- Is polymorphism countable?
- Polymorphism is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: polymorphism (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Plural of polymorphism.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/polymorphism. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.