📖 Definitions of "Polytype"
noun
- 1
Any of the types involved in polytypism.
"Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile."
- 2
A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.
- 3
In the Hindley–Milner type system, a data type containing variables bound by one or more ∀ (for-all) quantifiers.
verb
- 1
To produce a polytype of.
"to polytype an engraving"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Polytype"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| polytypynoun | polytypism |
| polytypismnoun | The existence of multiple types, especially of multiple subspecies. |
| polyphylesisnoun | polyphyly |
| polytokynoun | The condition of being polytocous |
| polychotomynoun | A division or separation into more than two groups or pieces; a distinction that results in such division. |
| polysemousnessnoun | Polysemy. |
| polynoun | (chiefly informal) Polyamory. |
| polylectynoun | (entomology) The condition of being polylectic. |
| polytenizationnoun | The formation of polytenes |
| polyptotenoun | polyptoton |
| polytenenoun | (molecular biology) A very large chromosome with many chromatids (arms); a chromosome exhibiting polyteny |
| polysemianoun | polysemy |
| polyonymnoun | (archaic) polynym |
| polyfunctionalitynoun | (uncountable) The state of being polyfunctional. |
| polyzoismnoun | The condition of being polyzoic |
| polysexualitynoun | (LGBTQ) A sexual orientation characterized by an attraction to people of many, but not all, genders. |
| polyglotterynoun | polyglotism |
| polyphyllynoun | (botany) The condition of being polyphyllous |
| polyphasianoun | The condition of being polyphasic |
| tetramorphismnoun | The property of being tetramorphic. |
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