释义 |
perimorph Min.|ˈpɛrɪmɔːf| [mod. f. Gr. περί around + µορϕή form.] (See quot. 1882.) Hence periˈmorphic, periˈmorphous adjs., pertaining to or of the nature of a perimorph; periˈmorphism, perimorphic condition.
1882Geikie Text-bk. Geol. ii. ii. ii. 61 A mineral which encloses another has been called a Perimorph; one enclosed by another an Endomorph. 1888Teall British Petrogr. Gloss. 442 Perimorphism. Sheerer termed those crystals perimorphic which consist merely of a thin rind, the interior being filled with other minerals. 1888A. Harker in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. XLIV. 453 Perimorphic hornblende..bordering augite-cores. 1893Syd. Soc. Lex., Perimorphous crystals, crystals which are made up of a nucleus of one mineral surrounded by an envelope of another. |