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

Word History and Origins

Origin of endomorphism¹

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