metamorphic

English

Etymology

From metamorphosis +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk

Adjective

metamorphic (not comparable)

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.]
   • 1981 April, Michael R. Kelsey, “Asia”, in Climbers and Hikers Guide to the World's Mountains (Including 318 Maps)‎, 1st edition, Springville, Utah: Kelsey Publishing Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 258:

     Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan.

3. (zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis. [from 19th c.]
4. Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

Coordinate terms

• igneous, sedimentary

Derived terms

• antimetamorphic
• biometamorphic
• epimetamorphic
• holometamorphic
• hypermetamorphic
• metamorphically
• metamorphic code
• metamorphiclastic
• metamorphic rock
• nonmetamorphic
• polymetamorphic
• postmetamorphic
• premetamorphic
• prometamorphic
• pyrometamorphic
• synmetamorphic
• ultrametamorphic

Related terms

• metamorphism

Translations

characterised by change

Polish: metamorficzny (pl)

geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure

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

zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis

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

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Norwegian: Bokmål: (please verify) metamorf Nynorsk: (please verify) metamorf 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