metapepsisn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈpɛpsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈpɛpsəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: meta- prefix, Greek πέψις.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + ancient Greek πέψις fermentation, digestion, changing by means of heat (see pepsin n.); see quot. 1878. Compare metapeptic adj.

Geology. Now historical.

G. H. Kinahan's name for: regional metamorphism (see regional adj. and n. Compounds).

ΚΠ

1878 G. H. Kinahan Man. Geol. Irel. 175 One kind of Metamorphism is Regional, or extends over large areas. The rocks affected by it seem to have been under the influence of intensely heated water or steam, which, as it were, stewed them, from which the action may be called metapepsis.

1939 A. Johannsen Descriptive Petrogr. Igneous Rocks (ed. 2) I. 185 Metapepsis, Kinahan's term for regional metamorphism.

1983 S. I. Tomkeieff et al. Dict. Petrol. 357/2 Metapepsis, a term for regional metamorphism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metapepsis
释义	metapepsisn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈpɛpsɪs/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈpɛpsəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: meta- prefix, Greek πέψις. Etymology: < meta- prefix + ancient Greek πέψις fermentation, digestion, changing by means of heat (see pepsin n.); see quot. 1878. Compare metapeptic adj. Geology. Now historical. G. H. Kinahan's name for: regional metamorphism (see regional adj. and n. Compounds). ΚΠ 1878 G. H. Kinahan Man. Geol. Irel. 175 One kind of Metamorphism is Regional, or extends over large areas. The rocks affected by it seem to have been under the influence of intensely heated water or steam, which, as it were, stewed them, from which the action may be called metapepsis. 1939 A. Johannsen Descriptive Petrogr. Igneous Rocks (ed. 2) I. 185 Metapepsis, Kinahan's term for regional metamorphism. 1983 S. I. Tomkeieff et al. Dict. Petrol. 357/2 Metapepsis, a term for regional metamorphism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878
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