polymorphic

adjective4

1. •
   Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms.

   • Dr. Beddersley came -- a dapper little man, with pent-house eyebrows, and keen, small eyes, whom I suspected at sight of being Colonel Clay himself in another of his clever polymorphic embodiments. — 1897
2. •
   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. — 1996
3. •
   Relating to a compound that can crystallize into two or more distinct forms (e.g. carbon, which can crystalize into coal, graphite, diamond, etc.)

   • The fact that polymorphic equilibrium is not a dynamic equilibrium is significant with respect to the random distribution of velocity of temperature agitation among the molecules. — 1916
4. •
   Being or relating to polymorphic content; developed for multiple formats from the start, instead of being adapted later.