metamorphic
English
Etymology
From metamorphosis + -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk
Adjective
metamorphic
- Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character. [from 19th c.]
- (geology) Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example). [from 19th c.]
- (zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis. [from 19th c.]
- Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
Derived terms
- biometamorphic
- metamorphically
- metamorphic code
- metamorphiclastic
- metamorphic rock
- polymetamorphic
- postmetamorphic
- synmetamorphic
Related terms
Translations
characterised by change
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geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure
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zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis
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Noun
metamorphic (plural metamorphics)
- (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.
Related terms
- orthometamorphic
- parametamorphic
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