syntexis
syntexis noun: a change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock.
Noun
syntexis (uncountable)
- A change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock.
- [...] is immaterial whether this magma is derived from a distinct earth shell, or is produced by syntexis between the sima and the sialic rocks.1857, Geological Magazine, volume 85, page 355
- emaciation or wasting away
- The patient feels no longer the irritating surface heat which so fatigues him; the syntexis or colliquation is less; he sleeps better, and this antithermic medication does well with forced feeding, [...]1885, Dujardin-Beaumetz, “Indications for Antithermic Medication”, in New York Medical Abstract, volume 5, page 443
syntexis meaning in Tamil
syntexis in Tamil
- பாதாள மட்ட உருகல்
Origin of syntexis
From New Latin syntēxis, from Ancient Greek σύντηξις (súntēxis, “a melting”).
Questions about syntexis
- What does syntexis mean?
- Syntexis means a change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock.
- What is syntexis in Tamil?
- Syntexis in Tamil is பாதாள மட்ட உருகல். See Syntexis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is syntexis?
- Syntexis is a noun.
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