endomorphism
[ en-doh-mawr-fiz-uh m, -duh- ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˈmɔr fɪz əm, -də- /
noun
Petrology.
a change brought about within the mass of an intrusive igneous rock.
Mathematics.
a homomorphism of a set into itself.
Origin of endomorphism
First recorded in 1950–55;
endomorph(ic) +
-ism
Words nearby endomorphism
British Dictionary definitions for endomorphism
endomorphism
/ (ˌɛndəʊˈmɔːˌfɪzəm) /
noun
geology
changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock