anisomorphism
noun/ˌænˌaɪsə(ʊ)ˈmɔɹfɪzəm/
Etymology
From an- + isomorphism.
Definitions
The absence of an exact correspondence between words etc. in two different languages
The absence of an exact correspondence between words etc. in two different languages; the differences between two given languages that create mismatches in a translation dictionary.
- These well-known examples of the ‘imperfect matching’ or anisomorphism of languages do not really support the conclusion that translation is impossible.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for anisomorphism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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