anamorphism

[an-uh-mawr-fiz-uhm]

an·a·mor·phism

[an-uh-mawr-fiz-uhm]
noun Geology.
metamorphism, usually occurring deep under the earth's surface, that changes simple minerals to complex minerals.
Compare katamorphism.


Origin:
1830–40; ana- + -morphism
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Anamorphism is always a great word to know.
So is porosity. Does it mean:
ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves
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anamorphism (ˌænəˈmɔːˌfɪzəm)
 
n
intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density

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