contact metamorphism

noun

Change to rock in physical contact with molten lava

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Meanings

nouncontact metamorphism (usually uncountable, plural contact metamorphisms)

plural contact metamorphisms

  1. uncountableusuallygeographyChange to rock in physical contact with molten lava
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APA

contact metamorphism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact%20metamorphism

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Chicago

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