Noun: allomorph 'a-lu,morf
- A variant phonological representation of a morpheme
"the final sounds of ‘bets’ and ‘beds’ and ‘horses’ and ‘oxen’ are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme"
- Any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
"calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"
Derived forms: allomorphs
Type of: chemical compound, compound, morpheme
Encyclopedia: Allomorph