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Word: Metamorphic
Speech Type: Adjective
early 19th century: from meta- (denoting a change of condition) + Greek morphē ‘form’ + -ic
ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfɪk
denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies, e.g. in the folding of strata or the nearby intrusion of igneous rocks
Short Definition:denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies
Examples:- metamorphic gneisses
of or marked by metamorphosis
Short Definition:of or marked by metamorphosis
Examples:- the supermodels' metamorphic ability to bend their looks
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