— homeomorphic, homeomorphous , adj.
/hoh'mee euh mawr"fiz euhm/ , n.
1. similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
2. Math. a function between two topological spaces that is continuous, one-to-one, and onto, and the inverse of which is continuous. Also called topological transformation .
[ 1850-55; HOMEOMORPH + -ISM ]