'Paramorphous' definitions:
Definition of 'Paramorphous'
From: GCIDE
- Paramorphous \Par`a*mor"phous\, a. (Min.) Relating to paramorphism; exhibiting paramorphism. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'paramorphous'
From: GCIDE
- Paramorph \Par"a*morph\, n. [Pref. para- + Gr. morfh` form.]
- 1. (Min.) A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters, by a change in crystal structure without alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite; called also allomorph. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. (Biol.) A taxonomic variant observed within a species, for which a more specific term has not been assigned. [PJC] -- {par`a*mor"phic}, a. -- {par`a*mor"phous}, a. [PJC]