hylomorphism
hylomorphism · hylomorphisms
The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the…The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.
(countable, uncountable)Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + -morphism.From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + -morphism.
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Forms
plural: hylomorphisms| Singular | hylomorphism |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable