I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌfizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -morphism; originally formed as French endomorphisme
: a change (as in texture or in chemical composition by assimilation of foreign material) produced in an intrusive rock by reaction with the wall rock
II. noun
: a homomorphism that maps a mathematical set into itself — compare isomorphism herein