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metamorphic

English

Etymology

From metamorphosis +? -ic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?t??m??f?k/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)f?k

Adjective

metamorphic

  1. Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character. [from 19th c.]
  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). [from 19th c.]
  3. (zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis. [from 19th c.]
  4. Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • metamorphism

Translations

Noun

metamorphic (plural metamorphics)

  1. (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

Related terms

  • orthometamorphic
  • parametamorphic

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phyllite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (phúllon, leaf) +? -ite

Noun

phyllite (countable and uncountable, plural phyllites)

  1. (geology) A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites.

Translations

References

  • “phyllite”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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