English Dictionary

polymorphic

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpɑliˈmɔɹfɪk/

形容詞

比較不可 of句

Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms. / (programming, of a function) Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter.

日本語の意味

多形性の、複数の形や状態をとる性質を持つ / プログラミングにおいて、単一のパラメータが複数のデータ型を受け入れる、または関数が複数の型に対応できる性質を示す

The artist created a polymorphic sculpture that appeared to change shape as viewers walked around it.

その彫刻家は、鑑賞者が周りを歩くと形が変わるように見える、複数の形態をとる彫刻を制作した。

意味（1）

Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms.

I refer to those genera which have sometimes been called protean or polymorphic, in which the species present an inordinate amount of variation; and hardly two naturalists can agree which forms to rank as species and which as varieties.

意味（2）

(programming, of a function) Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter.

Polymorphic redefinition in C++ is achieved by the use of virtual functions.