KATAMORPHISM


Meaning of KATAMORPHISM in English

— katamorphic , adj.

/kat'euh mawr"fiz euhm/ , n. Geol.

metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones. Cf. anamorphism .

[ 1900-05; KATA- + -MORPHISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .