anamorphism

American  

[an-uh-mawr-fiz-uhm] / ˌæn əˈmɔr fɪz əm /

noun

Geology.

1. metamorphism, usually occurring deep under the earth's surface, that changes simple minerals to complex minerals.

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anamorphism British  

/ ˌænəˈmɔːˌfɪzəm /

noun

1. intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density

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Etymology

Origin of anamorphism

First recorded in 1830–40; ana- + -morphism

Example Sentences

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anamorphism

Huxley seems to use the term anamorphism in a sense differing from that of some writers.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin

In the latter case anamorphism is necessary to recrystallize the carbon into the form of graphite.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

The flake graphite of the United States, principally in the Appalachian region, occurs in crystalline graphitic schists, resulting from the anamorphism of sedimentary rocks containing organic matter.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

A given rock may be undergoing katamorphism while rocks on either side at the same depth are suffering anamorphism.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

If, however, all Cephalous Mollusks...be only modifications by excess or defect of the parts of a definite archetype, then, I think, it follows as a necessary consequence, that no anamorphism takes place in this group.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin