Anatexes

/ˌænəˈtɛksiːz/ noun

Definition

Plural of anatexis; instances of rock melting deep within the Earth's crust, typically due to heat and pressure.

Etymology

From Greek ana- (up) and -texis (melting), combining to mean 'remelting.' The term describes the geological process that creates magma from solid rock.

Kelly Says

Anatexis is how mountains get recycled—the rocks that form when continents collide eventually sink so deep and get so hot that they literally melt and feed volcanic eruptions hundreds of miles away.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንአተክሲስ
ana-te-ksis
ARالعربية
تَحَوُّلٌ
tahawullun
BNবাংলা
অনাটেক্সিস
ona-te-ksis
CACatalà
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
CSČeština
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
DADansk
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
DEDeutsch
Anatexen
an-a-te-xen
ELΕλληνικά
ανατέξεις
ana-te-ksis
ESEspañol
anatexos
an-a-tex-os
FAفارسی
اناتِکسِس
ana-te-ksis
FISuomi
anateksis
ana-te-ksis
FRFrançais
anatexies
ana-te-ksi
GUGU
અનટેક્સિસ
ana-te-ksis
HAHA
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
HEעברית
אנאתקסיס
ana-te-ksis
HIहिन्दी
अनाटेक्सिस
ana-te-ksis
HUMagyar
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
IDBahasa Indonesia
anateksis
ana-te-ksis
IGIG
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
ITItaliano
anategesi
ana-te-ge-zi
JA日本語
アナテキセス
ana-teki-sesu
KKKK
анатексис
anateksis
KMKM
អាណាទេកស៊ីស
a-na-te-kes-is
KO한국어
아나테크시스
a-na-te-ke-siseu
MRMR
अनाटेक्सिस
ana-te-ksis
MSBahasa Melayu
anateksis
ana-te-ksis
MYမြန်မာ
အနာတက်စစ်
a-na-ta-te-sit
NLNederlands
anatexen
ana-te-xen
NONorsk
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
PAPA
ਅਨੇਟੈਕਸਿਸ
ana-te-ksis
PLPolski
anateksy
ana-teks-i
PTPortuguês
anatexos
an-a-te-xos
RORomână
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
RUРусский
анатексис
anateksis
SVSvenska
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
SWKiswahili
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
TAதமிழ்
அனாட்டெக்சிஸ்
ana-atte-kesis
TEతెలుగు
అనటేక్సిస్
ana-te-ksis
THไทย
การเปลี่ยนแปลง
kaan-plian-pa-long
TLTL
anateksis
ana-te-ksis
TRTürkçe
anateksi
ana-teks-i
UKУкраїнська
анатексис
anateksis
URاردو
اناتیکسس
ana-teks-is
VITiếng Việt
anatexsis
an-a-tek-sis
YOYO
anatexis
ana-te-ksis
ZH中文
变质作用
biànzhì zuòyòng
ZUZU
anatexis
ana-te-ksis

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