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METAMORPHIC
metamorphic
(adjective) characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance
metamorphic, metamorphous
(adjective) of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks); “metamorphic stage”; “marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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.
Noun
metamorphic (plural metamorphics)
(mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.
Source: Wiktionary
Met`a*mor"phic, a. Etym: [See Metamorphosis.]
1. Subject to change; changeable; variable.
2. Causing a change of structure.
3. (Geol.)
Definition: Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; -- especially applied to the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called metamorphic rocks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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