Definition of ALLOMORPH

allomorph

Meanings

Plural: allomorphs

Noun

  • any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
    • "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"
  • a variant phonological representation of a morpheme
    • "the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme"
  • Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
  • Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.

Origin / Etymology

From allo- + -morph.

Synonyms

paramorph

Scrabble Score: 16

allomorph is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
allomorph is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
allomorph is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

allomorph is a valid Words With Friends word