Metamorphic Definition

mĕtə-môrfĭk
adjective
Of, characterized by, causing, or formed by metamorphism or metamorphosis.
Webster's New World
Changed in structure or composition as a result of metamorphism. Used of rock.
American Heritage
(geology) 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).
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Antonyms:
  • nonmetamorphic
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noun
(mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.
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Origin of Metamorphic

  • From metamorphosis +"Ž -ic.

    From Wiktionary

  • metamorph(osis) –ic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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