pseudomorphosis
English
Etymology
From pseudo- + morphosis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /suːdə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfəsɪs/
Noun
pseudomorphosis (plural pseudomorphoses)
- (chiefly mineralogy) A change of substance without any change in appearance; the formation of a pseudomorph.
- 2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin 2013, page 279:
- The reliability of monolithic microprocessors and the fidelity of monolithic storage postponed the necessity for this pseudomorphosis far beyond what seemed possible in 1948.
- 2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin 2013, page 279: