METAMORPHIC


Meaning of METAMORPHIC in English

■ adjective

1》 Geology (of rock) that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies.

2》 of or marked by metamorphosis.

Derivatives

metamorphism noun

Origin

C19: from meta- + Gk morphē 'form' + -ic .

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