Changes simple minerals into complex minerals

• Occurs deep under the earth's surface

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.