anisomorphism
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anisomorphism
- /ˌænˌaɪsə(ʊ)ˈmɔɹfɪzəm/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)fɪzəm
Where it comes from
From an- + isomorphism.
noun anisomorphisms
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The absence of an exact correspondence between words etc. in two different languages; the differences between two given languages that create mismatches in a translation dictionary.
These well-known examples of the ‘imperfect matching’ or anisomorphism of languages do not really support the conclusion that translation is impossible.
Opposite: bijection, isomorphism
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noun differences between two languages
| Português | anisomorfismo |
|---|---|
| Français | anisomorphisme |
| Deutsch | Anisomorphie |
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title = {anisomorphism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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