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ultrametamorphism

ultrametamorphism noun: 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.

Noun

ultrametamorphism (uncountable)

  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.

Origin of ultrametamorphism

From ultra- + metamorphism.

Questions about ultrametamorphism

What does ultrametamorphism mean?
Ultrametamorphism means 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.
What part of speech is ultrametamorphism?
Ultrametamorphism is a noun.

Words near ultrametamorphism in the dictionary

  1. ultramelilitolite
  2. ultramer
  3. ultrameric
  4. ultramers
  5. ultrametamorphic
  6. ultrametamorphism
  7. ultrametamorphosis
  8. ultrametric
  9. ultrametricised
  10. ultrametricity
  11. ultrametricization

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