METAMORPHIC ROCK

Meaning of METAMORPHIC ROCK in English

(Geology) A sedimentary or igneous rock that has been changed by pressure, heat, or chemical action. For example, limestone, a sedimentary rock, is converted to marble, a metamorphic rock.

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METAMORPHIC ROCK — any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing environmental conditions, …
Britannica English vocabulary
METAMORPHIC ROCK — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, …
Английский словарь Британика
METAMORPHIC ROCK — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
METAMORPHIC ROCK — Rock that has been physically altered by heat and/or pressure.
English Glossary Of Geography
METAMORPHIC ROCK — метаморфическая порода
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
METAMORPHIC ROCK — Метаморфические горные породы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
METAMORPHIC ROCK — метаморфическая порода
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
METAMORPHIC ROCK — метаморфическая (горная) порода
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
METAMORPHIC ROCK — метаморфическая порода
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boat rocks (= moves from side to side in the water ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
METAMORPHIC — adj metamorphic; also: [Geol.]
Interlingua English vocab
METAMORPHIC — adjective Date: 1816 of or relating to metamorphosis, of, relating to, or produced by metamorphism, ~ally adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROCK — I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of mineral s. The three major classes of rock sedimentary , …
Английский словарь Британика
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik, -ȯ(ə)f- adjective Etymology: metamorph osis + -ic 1. : of or relating to metamorphosis a metamorphic stage 2. of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — (a.) Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; …
Английский словарь Webster
METAMORPHIC — (a.) Causing a change of structure.
Английский словарь Webster
METAMORPHIC — (a.) Subject to change; changeable; variable.
Английский словарь Webster
METAMORPHIC — ( a. ) Subject to change; changeable; variable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — ( a. ) Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — ( a. ) Causing a change of structure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — /met'euh mawr"fik/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis. 2. Geol. pertaining to or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — adj. pertaining to change of form, pertaining to metamorphism; exhibiting structural change in form (Geology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METAMORPHIC — adjective Date: 1816 1. : of or relating to metamorphosis 2. of a rock : of, relating to, or produced …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK — noun ·see roc. 2. rock ·noun the striped bass. ·see under bass. 3. rock ·noun that which resembles a rock …
Webster English vocab
METAMORPHIC — adj causing a change of structure. 2. metamorphic ·adj subject to change; changeable; variable. 3. metamorphic ·adj pertaining to, produced …
Webster English vocab
METAMORPHIC — ■ adjective 1》 Geology (of rock) that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies. 2》 of or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROCK — [rock] vb [ME rokken, fr. OE roccian; akin to OHG rucken to cause to move] vt (12c) 1 a: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
METAMORPHIC — [meta.mor.phic] adj (1816) 1: of or relating to metamorphosis 2. of a rock: of, relating to, or produced by metamorphism …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — rock, Rock BrE AmE rɒk AmE rɑːk ▷ rocked rɒkt AmE rɑːkt ▷ rocking ˈrɒk ɪŋ AmE ˈrɑːk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — metamorphic BrE AmE ˌmet ə ˈmɔːf ɪk ◂ AmE \ ˌmet̬ ə ˈmɔːrf ɪk ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROCK — / rɒk; NAmE rɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD MATERIAL 1. [ U , C ] the hard solid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — / ˌmetəˈmɔːfɪk; NAmE -ˈmɔːrf-/ adjective ( geology ) ( of rocks ) formed by the action of heat or pressure …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
METAMORPHIC — met ‧ a ‧ mor ‧ phic /ˌmetəˈmɔːfɪk $ -ˈmɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective technical metamorphic rock is formed by the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METAMORPHIC — adj. 1 of or marked by metamorphosis. 2 Geol. (of rock) that has undergone transformation by natural agencies such as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — adj. 1 of or marked by metamorphosis. 2 Geol. (of rock) that has undergone transformation by natural agencies such as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — 1. n.1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Oxford English vocab
METAMORPHIC — adj.1 of or marked by metamorphosis. 2 Geol. (of rock) that has undergone transformation by natural agencies such as heat …
Oxford English vocab
ROCK — ( rocks, rocking, rocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rock is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — n. phosphate rock Ayers Rock crystalline rock Dome of the Rock extrusive rock felsic rock Hudson Rock igneous rock intrusive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
METAMORPHIC — Synonyms and related words : able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, allotropic, alterable, alterative, anabolic, catabolic, catalytic, changeable, checkered, diversiform, ever-changing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
METAMORPHIC — a. Changeable, variable, mutable.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
METAMORPHIC — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
ROCK — I. noun 1 hard, stony part of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard , solid ▪ Solid ~ is broken down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
METAMORPHIC — adj. Metamorphic is used with these nouns: ↑ rock
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ROCK — n [ U ] 1. ( also rock music ) a type of modern popular music with a strong beat, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks ≈ острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock ≈ непреклонен …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
METAMORPHIC — метаморфический, метаморфный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — 1) (горная) порода 2) скальная порода; скальный грунт 3) камень • - abrasive rock - acidic rock - adjoining rock …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ROCK — 1) (горная) порода 2) скальная порода; скальный грунт 3) камень • - abrasive rock - acidic rock - adjoining rock - alkaline rock - asphalt rock - barren rock - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ROCK — 1) горнокаменный 2) камень 3) качать 4) качаться 5) колыхатся 6) порода 7) скальный грунт • air-leg rock drill — колонковая бурильная машина disintegration of broken rock — развал …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
METAMORPHIC — метаморфический, метаморфный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ROCK — _I rɒk n 1. скала, утёс the boat was wrecked on a rock - лодка разбилась о скалу as firm …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks — острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock — непреклонен …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks — острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock — непреклонен как скала б) (с определенным …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ROCK — 1) горная порода 2) скала, скалистый грунт 3) камень 4) качать(ся) • - abrasive rock - argillaceous rock - asphalt rock - barren rock - base rock - broken rock - …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям

Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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