idiomorphism Min.
(ɪdɪəʊˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m)
[f. idiomorphic a. + -ism.]
The condition of being idiomorphic.
| 1908 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. LXIV. 482 Professor F. Becke..points out that, in the formation of the crystalline schists, the relative idiomorphism is not to be considered as denoting the order in which they have formed. 1951 Turner & Verhoogen Ing. & Metamorphic Petrol. iii. 56 Idiomorphism seems..a doubtful criterion of early crystallization in the case of certain consistently idiomorphic accessories, such as apatite. |