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多型多形
たけい
1. [n,adj-no]
▶ polymorphism
▶ multiformity
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2855722 同質異像【どうしついぞう】 1. polymorphism



History:
3. A 2014-02-04 00:58:09  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijirin 3
 たけい【多形】
 同一の化学組成をもつ物質が,圧力や温度などの変化によって異なる結晶構造をもつこと。例えば,方解石と霰石(あられいし),黒鉛とダイヤモンド。同質異像。多像。 
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たけい【多型】
 同一種の生物集団に,形態や形質についての何か異なるところのある二種類以上の個体が共存すること。 
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eijiro
 多型
polymorphism《生物》
-
多形
    multiple form
    pleomorphism《結晶》
    polymorphism《結晶》
  Comments:
so daijr splits (the only of my sources to do so), but eijiro's examples for 多形 show it being used interchangeably with 多型.  fine to merge, i think
2. A* 2014-01-31 09:58:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, Koj, GG5 (only have 多形), 医学英和辞典 (has 多型), Eijiro, Kagaku, etc, (plenty of both forms; all glossed "polymorphism". Ngrams (多型 leads 3:1).
  Comments:
Merging 1787780.
Interesting that the refs concentrate on 多形, but popular use is for 多型. Is there a subtle difference of meaning? I can't see it.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>多形</keb>
@@ -13,0 +17 @@
+<gloss>multiformity</gloss>
1. A 2007-11-18 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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