"metamorphic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk Etymology: From metamorphosis + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metamorphosis|ic}} metamorphosis + -ic Head templates: {{head|en|adjectives}} metamorphic
  1. Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character. Translations (characterised by change): metamorficzny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-metamorphic-en-adj-P6GE4aJS Disambiguation of 'characterised by change': 69 21 7 3
  2. (geology) Pertaining to metamorphism; 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). Categories (topical): Geology Translations (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure): metamòrfic (Catalan), metamorfovaný (Czech), métamorphique (French), metamórfico (Galician), metamorfico (Italian), kāhuarau (Maori), metamorficzny (Polish), metamórfico (Portuguese), metamórfico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-metamorphic-en-adj-4ONy4j6K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 43 15 3 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 15 48 12 8 16 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure': 2 89 4 5
  3. (zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis. Categories (topical): Zoology Translations (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis): metamòrfic (Catalan), métamorphique (French), metamórfico (Galician), metamorfico (Italian), metamórfico (Portuguese), metamórfico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-metamorphic-en-adj-DthlB95M Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis': 0 8 90 2
  4. Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
    Sense id: en-metamorphic-en-adj-PlGhPdl2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biometamorphic, metamorphically, metamorphic code, metamorphiclastic, metamorphic rock, polymetamorphic, postmetamorphic, synmetamorphic Related terms: metamorphism

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/ Forms: metamorphics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk Etymology: From metamorphosis + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metamorphosis|ic}} metamorphosis + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} metamorphic (plural metamorphics)
  1. (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure. Categories (topical): Mineralogy Related terms: orthometamorphic, parametamorphic
    Sense id: en-metamorphic-en-noun-Iz2BmM2c Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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