polimorfismo
Portuguese, noun/ˌpɔ.li.moʁˈfiz.mu/
polimorfismo is spelled P-O-L-I-M-O-R-F-I-S-M-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,861st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polimorfismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “polymorphism (ability to assume different forms or shapes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a existência de várias formas na mesma espécie independentemente da variação de gênero”.
What does polimorfismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepolymorphism (ability to assume different forms or shapes)
- 2
masculinepolymorphism (the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a existência de várias formas na mesma espécie independentemente da variação de gênero 2. substância que cristaliza em mais de um sistema cristalino 3. mecanismo que permite que uma dada função tenha várias especificações diferentes, dependendo da sua aplicação
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polimorfismo
- polimorfismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polimorfismo?
- Brazil /ˌpɔ.li.moʁˈfiz.mu/
- Brazil [ˌpɔ.li.mohˈfiz.mu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polimorfismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polimorfismo in Portuguese?
polimorfismo appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).