metamorphic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree English metamorphosis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English metamorphic From metamorphosis + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
That heaven in our mind that seeks to reveal itself to us in all its brilliance during the multitudinous writhings of whatever metamorphic pilgrimage we must make during this era of darkness and human folly.
1986, Brad Johnson, “Coming of Age”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 19:
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(not-comparable) 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).
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.
1981 April 14, 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:
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to metamorphosis.
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
Coordinates
sedimentary · igneous (types of rocks)
Deriveds
metamorphically · antimetamorphic · hypermetamorphic · pyrometamorphic · prometamorphic · synmetamorphic · holometamorphic · metamorphiclastic · metamorphic rock · ultrametamorphic · postmetamorphic · metamorphic code · biometamorphic · epimetamorphic · nonmetamorphic · premetamorphic · polymetamorphic
Relateds
Translations (18)
ca metamòrfic (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) · it metamorfico (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) · pl metamorficzny (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) · ca metamòrfic (characterised by change) · pt metamórfico (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) · ca metamòrfic (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) · pl metamorficzny (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) · pl metamorficzny (characterised by change) · pt metamórfico (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) · fr métamorphique (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) · cs metamorfovaný (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) · es metamórfico (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) · it metamorfico (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) · gl metamórfico (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) · es metamórfico (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) · gl metamórfico (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) · fr métamorphique (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) · mi kāhuarau (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure)