Metamorphic

What do we mean by metamorphic?

Of, relating to, or characterized by metamorphosis. adjective

Changed in structure or composition as a result of metamorphism. Used of rock. adjective

Noting races formed by intercrossing of archimorphic races in those parts of the world where distinct archimorphic races come into contact. Examples of metamorphic races are the Malay, Ethiopians, and Hottentots.

Producing metamorphosis; changing the form or structure; transforming: as, a metamorphic cause or agency; metamorphic action.

Exhibiting metamorphosis or metamorphism; changed in form or structure; metamorphosed.

See metamorphism.

Subject to change; changeable; variable. adjective

Causing a change of structure. adjective

Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; -- especially applied to the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called metamorphic rocks. adjective

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). adjective

A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure. noun

Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance adjective

Of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks) adjective

A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

Words that are spelled similarly to metamorphic:
metamorphic, metamorphize, mesomorphic, metamorphism, metamorphosic, metamorphist, meromorphic, metamorphotic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word metamorphic:
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Words that rhyme with metamorphic:
anthropomorphic, orphic, polymorphic, norfolk, dimorphic, morphic.

Adjectives that are often used to describe metamorphic:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective metamorphic:
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Words that sound like metamorphic:
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