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idiomorphic

[ id-ee-uh-mawr-fik ]

adjective

  1. Also (in a rock) noting or pertaining to a mineral constituent having its own characteristic outward crystalline form unaltered by the other constituents of the rock; automorphic.
  2. having its own characteristic form.

idiomorphic

/ ˌɪdɪəʊˈmɔːfɪk /

adjective

  1. (of minerals) occurring naturally in the form of well-developed crystals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌidioˈmorphically, adverb
  • ˌidioˈmorphism, noun
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Other Words From

  • idi·o·morphi·cal·ly adverb
  • idi·o·morphism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of idiomorphic1

1885–90; < Greek idiómorph ( os ) having an individual form ( idio-, -morphous ) + -ic
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Example Sentences

The augite is mostly a variety of diopside and is only occasionally idiomorphic.

Idiomorphic, id-i-o-mor′fik, adj. having a peculiar or distinctive form.

Typical nepheline-dolerites are scarce, and consist of idiomorphic augite, surrounded by nepheline.

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