metamorphic rock
metamorphic rock noun: one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.
Noun
metamorphic rock (countable and uncountable, plural metamorphic rocks)
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.
metamorphic rock meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Nepali and Tagalog
metamorphic rock in Hindi
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- कायांतरित शैल kāyāntrit śail
metamorphic rock in Tamil
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- உருமாறிய பாறை urumāṟiya pāṟai
metamorphic rock in Nepali
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- परिवर्तित चट्टान parivartit caṭṭān
metamorphic rock in Tagalog
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- banyuhing bato
More languagesFewer languages
- metamorphic rock in Arabic
- صَخْر مُتَحَوِّل ṣaḵr mutaḥawwil
- metamorphic rock in Malay
- batuan metamorfosis
- metamorphic rock in Indonesian
- batuan metamorf
- metamorphic rock in Persian
- سنگ دگرگونی
- metamorphic rock in Thai
- หินแปร hǐn-bprɛɛ
- metamorphic rock in Vietnamese
- đá biến chất
- metamorphic rock in Myanmar
- အသွင်ပြောင်းကျောက် a.swangpraung:kyauk
Forms of metamorphic rock
| plural | metamorphic rocks |
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Questions about metamorphic rock
- What does metamorphic rock mean?
- Metamorphic rock means one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.
- What is metamorphic rock in Hindi?
- Metamorphic rock in Hindi is कायांतरित शैल (kāyāntrit śail). See Metamorphic rock meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is metamorphic rock?
- Metamorphic rock is a noun.
- What is the plural of metamorphic rock?
- The plural of metamorphic rock is metamorphic rocks.
Words near metamorphic rock in the dictionary
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