allotrope.
Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.
Meaning & usage
Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.
An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
An alternative shape of a cognitive structure.
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from allotropy, as allo- + -trope, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”), and τρόπος (trópos, “way, manner”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.