a. [ See Metamorphosis. ] 1. Subject to change; changeable; variable. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Causing a change of structure. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Geol.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[へんせいたい, henseitai] (n) metamorphic belt; metamorphic zone [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Metamorphic \Met`a*mor"phic\, a. [See {Metamorphosis}.]
1. Subject to change; changeable; variable.
[1913 Webster]
2. Causing a change of structure.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Geol.) 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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metamorphic
adj 1: of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks);
"metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that
takes a high polish" [syn: {metamorphic}, {metamorphous}]
2: characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or
substance [ant: {nonmetamorphic}]
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