HyperDic: allomorph

English > 2 senses of the word allomorph:
NOUNsubstanceallomorphany of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
communicationallomorpha variant phonological representation of a morpheme
allomorph > pronunciation
Soundsae'lahmaorf
RhymesDusseldorf ... wharf: 6 rhymes with aorf...
English > allomorph: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound.
Example"calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"
Broadercompound, chemical compound(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Spanishalomorfo
Catalanal·lomorf
English > allomorph: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningA variant phonological representation of a morpheme.
Example"the final sounds of 'bets' and 'beds' and 'horses' and 'oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme"
Narrowermorphophoneme(linguistics) the phonemes (or strings of phonemes) that constitute the various allomorphs of a morpheme
Broadermorphememinimal meaningful language unit
Spanishalomorfo
Catalanal·lomorf
Adjectivesallomorphicpertaining to allomorphs / allomorphs

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