English Explanatory Dictionary

metamorphic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
  2. 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).
  3. Pertaining to metamorphosis.
  4. Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
noun
  1. A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metamorphic.wav

Word forms

metamorphic metamorphics

Etymology

From metamorphosis + -ic.

Related words

metamorphism orthometamorphic parametamorphic

Derived words

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