endomorphism

American

[en-doh-mawr-fiz-uhm, -duh-] / ˌɛn doʊˈmɔr fɪz əm, -də- /

noun

Petrology. a change brought about within the mass of an intrusive igneous rock.
Mathematics. a homomorphism of a set into itself.

endomorphism British

/ ˌɛndəʊˈmɔːˌfɪzəm /

noun

geology changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock

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Etymology

Origin of endomorphism

First recorded in 1950–55; endomorph(ic) + -ism

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