metamorphic meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

metamorphic

adj

/ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/

Etymology From metamorphosis + -ic.

Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.

That heaven in our mind that seeks to reveal itself to us in all its brilliance during the multitudinous writhings of whatever metamorphic pilgrimage we must make during this era of darkness and human folly.1986, Brad Johnson, “Coming of Age”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 19:

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences 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).

Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan.1981 April 23, Michael R. Kelsey, “Asia”, in Climbers and Hikers Guide to the World's Mountains (Including 318 Maps), 1st edition, Springville, Utah: Kelsey Publishing Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 258:

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Pertaining to metamorphosis.

Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

Derived terms: antimetamorphic, biometamorphic, epimetamorphic, holometamorphic, hypermetamorphic, metamorphically, metamorphic code, metamorphiclastic, metamorphic rock, nonmetamorphic, polymetamorphic, postmetamorphic, premetamorphic, prometamorphic, pyrometamorphic, synmetamorphic, ultrametamorphic
Related terms: metamorphism
Coordinate terms: igneous, sedimentary

metamorphic

noun

Etymology From metamorphosis + -ic.

Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

Related terms: orthometamorphic, parametamorphic