Endomorphism


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

noun
1.
Petrology. a change brought about within the mass of an intrusive igneous rock.
2.
Mathematics. a homomorphism of a set into itself.
/ˌɛndəʊˈmɔːˌfɪzəm/
noun
1.
(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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