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Metamorphic
Meaning
Adj
●
Characterised by or
exhibiting
a change
in form
or character.
●
In 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).
●
In Zoology:
Pertaining to metamorphosis.
●
Of or
relating
to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of
massage
influenced
by reflexology.
Noun
●
In Mineralogy:
A
rock
that has been
changed
from its
original
form by
subjection
to
heat
and/or
pressure.
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Origin
metamorphic
English
-ic
English
-ique
French
-icus
Dutch
metamorphosis
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Metamorphosed
Xenoliths
Schist
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Gneisses
Actinolite
Orogenic
Epidote
Eclogite
Lithology
Magmas
Hornblende
Basaltic
Granites
Granitic
Siderite
Facies
Feldspars
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Ultramafic
Andesite
Plutonic
Limestone
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Silicate
Metasediments
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Crustal
Calcite
Schists
Rocks
Gneiss
Volcanism
Metasedimentary
Crystalline
Hematite
Cretaceous
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic
Calcareous
Limestones
Basalt
Phyllite
Dolomite
Depositional
Hydroxyapatite
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rocks
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Rhymes
Dimorphic
Trimorphic
Zoomorphic
Anamorphic
Dysmorphic
Isomorphic
Lagomorphic
Polymorphic
Idiomorphic
Mesomorphic
Monomorphic
Xeromorphic
Allomorphic
Metamorphic
Perimorphic
Delomorphic
Paramorphic
Pedomorphic
Paedomorphic
Theriomorphic
Anthropomorphic
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