automorphic adjective4 •Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism. •Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic. •Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular.5 is an automorphic number because 5² = 25, which ends in 5; similarly 625² = 390625, ends in 625. •Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.