Definition of Idiomorphic

1. a. Idiomorphous.

Definition of Idiomorphic

1. Adjective. idiomorphous ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Idiomorphic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Idiomorphic

1. 1. Having a form of its own. 2. Apperaing in distinct crystals; said of the mineral constituents of a rock. Origin: Gr. Of peculiar form; peculiar + form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Idiomorphic

idiolysin
idiom
idiom blend
idiomata
idiomatic
idiomatic expression
idiomatical
idiomatically
idiomaticities
idiomaticity
idiomatick
idiomaticness
idiomaticnesses
idiomatology
idiomorph
idiomorphic (current term)
idiomorphous
idiomorphs
idioms
idiomuscular
idiomuscular contraction
idionodal
idionodal rhythm
idiopathetic
idiopathic
idiopathic aldosteronism
idiopathic bilateral vestibulopathy
idiopathic bone cavity
idiopathic bradycardia
idiopathic cardiomyopathy

Literary usage of Idiomorphic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"idiomorphic Crystals. — When the fluidity of a substance and other conditions are such that the formation and growth of the crystals are given free play, ..."

2. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"... in idiomorphic Crystals.2—In the idiomorphic crystals of native minerals twinning is very common, both in its "juxtaposition" form shown in Fig. ..."

3. Structural Geology by Charles Kenneth Leith (1913)
"idiomorphic OR PORPHYRITIC TEXTURES DEVELOPED BY ROCK FLOWAGE Garnet, staurolite, tourmaline, andalusite, chloritoid, and other heavy anhydrous minerals of ..."

4. Metamorphic Geology: A Text-book by Charles Kenneth Leith, Warren Judson Mead (1915)
"idiomorphic OR PORPHYRITIC TEXTURES DEVELOPED BY ROCK FLOWAGE Garnet, staurolite, tourmaline, andalusite, chloritoid, and other heavy anhydrous minerals of ..."

5. Metamorphic Geology: A Text-book by Charles Kenneth Leith, Warren Judson Mead (1915)
"idiomorphic OR PORPHYRITIC TEXTURES DEVELOPED BY ROCK FLOWAGE Garnet, staurolite, tourmaline, andalusite, chloritoid, and other heavy anhydrous minerals of ..."

6. Iron, Steel, and Other Alloys by Henry Marion Howe (1906)
"An idiomorphic or automorphic crystal is one with a shape due to the crystalline nature of the substance of which it is composed, as distinguished from a ..."

7. Iron, Steel, and Other Alloys by Henry Marion Howe (1906)
"An idiomorphic or automorphic crystal is one with a shape due to the crystalline nature of the substance of which it is composed, as distinguished from a ..."

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