Usually means: Heat and pressure alter rocks.
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  1. contact metamorphism: Merriam-Webster
  2. contact metamorphism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. contact metamorphism: Wiktionary
  4. contact metamorphism: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. contact metamorphism: Dictionary.com
  6. Contact metamorphism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. contact metamorphism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. contact metamorphism: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Contact metamorphism: Gems and Precious Stones

Definitions from Wiktionary (contact metamorphism)

noun:  (geology) Change to rock in physical contact with molten lava

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