ultrametamorphism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of metamorphism at extreme temperatures and pressures where rocks are partially heated to magma, to which the affected rocks then become metamorphic after fusing.

Word forms

ultrametamorphism

Etymology

From ultra- + metamorphism.

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