ultrametamorphism

noun

The process of metamorphism at extreme temperatures and pressures where rocks are partially heated to magma, to which the affected rocks then become metamorphic after fusing.

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Meanings

nounultrametamorphism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process of metamorphism at extreme temperatures and pressures where rocks are partially heated to magma, to which the affected rocks then become metamorphic after fusing.

Origin

From ultra- + metamorphism.

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Translations

Italian ultrametamorfismo
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APA

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

MLA

“ultrametamorphism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrametamorphism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultrametamorphism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrametamorphism.

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