metamorphic
/ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
metamorphic adjective: characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
Adjective
metamorphic (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
- 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, 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
- Pertaining to metamorphosis.
- Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
Noun
metamorphic (plural metamorphics)
- A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.
metamorphic meaning in Tamil
metamorphic in Tamil
- உருமாற்றம் சார்ந்த, உருமாறிய
Examples of metamorphic in a sentence
- Tectonic blocks and slabs of mafic–ultramafic rocks are distributed discontinuously in the Yuli metamorphic belt of Taiwan.
- Diasporites are also metamorphic rocks, which contain mainly diaspore along with hematite, chloritoid and margarite.
- Terming this now-exhumed Late Cretaceous–Eocene hinterland metamorphic belt the Nevadaplano, he estimated that its average elevation probably exceeded 3 km.
Forms of metamorphic
| plural | metamorphics |
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Origin of metamorphic
From metamorphosis + -ic.
Words formed from metamorphic
Phrases with metamorphic
Words that rhyme with metamorphic
- isomorphic
- polymorphic
- monomorphic
- amorphic
- anamorphic
- anthropomorphic
- dimorphic
- dysmorphic
- lagomorphic
- trimorphic
- allomorphic
- delomorphic
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Questions about metamorphic
- What does metamorphic mean?
- Metamorphic means characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
- What is metamorphic in Tamil?
- Metamorphic in Tamil is உருமாற்றம் சார்ந்த, உருமாறிய. See Metamorphic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is metamorphic?
- Metamorphic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce metamorphic?
- Metamorphic is pronounced /ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/.
Words near metamorphic in the dictionary
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