KATAMORPHISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does katamorphism mean? 

• KATAMORPHISM (noun)
  The noun KATAMORPHISM has 1 sense:

1. metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones

  Familiarity information: KATAMORPHISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KATAMORPHISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("katamorphism" is a kind of...):

metamorphism (change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances)

Antonym:

anamorphism (metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals)