metamorphic

English

Etymology

From metamorphosis +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk

Adjective

metamorphic

1. Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character. [from 19th c.]
2. (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.]
3. (zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis. [from 19th c.]
4. 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

 

Related terms

• metamorphism

Translations

characterised by change

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• Polish: metamorficzny (pl)

geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure

• Catalan: metamòrfic (ca)
• Czech: metamorfovaný
• French: métamorphique (fr)
• Galician: metamórfico
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• Italian: metamorfico (it)
• Polish: metamorficzny (pl)
• Portuguese: metamórfico (pt)
• Spanish: metamórfico

zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis

• Catalan: metamòrfic (ca)
• French: métamorphique (fr)
• Galician: metamórfico
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• Italian: metamorfico (it)
• Portuguese: metamórfico (pt)
• Spanish: metamórfico

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ^{(please verify)} metamorf

  Nynorsk: ^{(please verify)} metamorf

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• Occitan: ^{(please verify)} metamorfic

Noun

metamorphic (plural metamorphics)

1. (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

Related terms

• orthometamorphic
• parametamorphic