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Metamorphism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Metamorphism : (noun)
1: change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as
pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical
substances
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Metamorphism : \Met`a*mor"phism\, n. (Geol.)
The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by
which the material of rock masses has been more or less
recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of
sedimentary limestone to marble. --Murchison.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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