xenomorphism
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process or result of taking a form that reflects the surrounding environment.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Xenomorphism in oysters remains restricted to the umbonal region of the right valve."
- "The form of the enigma basis is inherently functional; the details and form of the locus in the Mercenaria are responsive and the juxtaposition of the Mclellania basis with the Mercenaria produces xenomorphism in both."
- "The xenomorphism of sylvite is consistent with the fact that even after the complete solidification of halite this mineral must have ..."
- "Without change in the percentage of the other components, there is a structural variation, that is a general xenomorphism."
- "The importance of xenomorphism and impressions for the paleoecologist is that they reveal the presence of certain soft-bodied organisms that may have served as substrates and have been critical to the establishment of communities."
- "If an oyster is attached to a solid object, the left or lower valve will follow the contour of that object and this is called xenomorphism (Fig. 73)."