Heterologyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

heterology (countable and uncountable, plural heterologies)

1. (biology) A lack of correspondence between biomolecules or body parts (e.g., proteins, tissues, bones, limbs) that reflects a difference in origin.

   Antonym: homology

   Hyponym: microheterology

   Coordinate terms: semihomology; analogy; convergence

2. (grammar) The property of a word or phrase that does not describe itself.

   Antonym: autology

   The words ultrashort and onomatopoeia display heterology: ultrashort might be called short but is not an ultrashort word, and onomatopoeia is not an onomatopoeic word.

派生語

アナグラム

• thereology