polymorphic

形容词 adj.
/ˌpɑliˈmɔɹfɪk/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms. not-comparable
    — I refer to those genera which have sometimes been called "protean" or "polymorphic," in which the species present an inordinate amount of variation; and hardly two naturalists can agree which forms to rank as species and which as varieties.
  2. Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter. not-comparable
    — Polymorphic redefinition in C++ is achieved by the use of virtual functions.
  3. Relating to a compound that can crystallize into two or more distinct forms (e.g. carbon, which can crystalize into coal, graphite, diamond, etc.) not-comparable
    — The fact that polymorphic equilibrium is not a dynamic equilibrium is significant with respect to the random distribution of velocity of temperature agitation among the molecules.

词源

From poly- + -morphic.
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