| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found.[Websters]
2. Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.[Websters] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb epigenely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (epigenely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective epigene.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EPIGENE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Epigene \Ep"i*gene\, adjective. [Prefix epi- Greek expression to be born, grow.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EPIGENE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | A. Said of a geologic process, or of its resultant features, occurring at or near the Earth's surface. Cf: hypogene b. Pertaining to a crystal that is not natural to its enclosing material; e.g., a pseudomorph. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: EPIGENE
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Epigene process | Geography | Process occurring at or near the Earth's surface. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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