Occurs deep under the earth's surface

• Changes simple minerals into complex minerals

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes [syn: anamorphosis ] metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals [ant: katamorphism ] a distorted projection ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"distorted projection or perspective," 1836; see anamorphosis + -ism .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context computer science English) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In category theory , the concept of anamorphism ("ana" from the Greek = upwards; "morphism" from the Greek = form, shape) denotes a morphism from a coalgebra to the final coalgebra for that endofunctor . These objects have been applied to functional programming ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anamorphism \An`a*mor"phism\, n. [Gr. ? again + morfh` form.] A distorted image. (Biol.) A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. --Huxley.