Biformity

/baɪˈfɔːrmɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of having two distinct forms, shapes, or natures; the characteristic of being biform.

Etymology

From Latin 'biformis' + '-ity' (suffix creating abstract nouns). The word emerged to describe the philosophical and physical concept of existing in two different forms.

Kelly Says

The biformity of water—existing as liquid, ice, and steam—was mind-blowing to ancient scientists and gave rise to theories about how matter itself could transform between states.

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