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Meaning of 'metamorphic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Metamorphic [ a.]
- Subject to change; changeable; variable.
- Causing a change of structure.
- 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.

Meaning of 'metamorphic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . metamorphic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)
Example in sentence:
  • marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish;
  • metamorphic stage

Nearby Words:

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