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endomorphism

[ en-doh-mawr-fiz-uhm, -duh- ]

noun

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


endomorphism

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endomorphism1

First recorded in 1950–55; endomorph(ic) + -ism

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