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Metamorphism
Meaning
Noun
●
In Geology:
The process by which
rocks
are
changed
into other
forms
by the
application
of
heat
and/or
pressure.
●
In Zoology:
The process by which
insects
develop through life
stages
,
for example
, those of
embryo
,
larva
,
pupa
and
imago
. The
life cycle
of the
butterfly
is one of
complete
metamorphosis
, in which the
embryo
grows
within the
egg
,
hatches
into the
larva
l
stage
caterpillar
,
enters
the
pupa
l
stage
within its
chrysalis
,
and finally
emerges
as an
adult
butterfly
imago
.
●
Any
dramatic
change from one
thing
to another
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metamorphism
English
-ism
English
metamorphosis
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Weathering
Magma
Volcanism
Rocks
Igneous
Diagenesis
Lithology
Subduction
Crustal
Magmatic
Facies
Magmas
Rock
Magmatism
Sedimentary
Cementite
Formation
Tectonic
Deformation
Eclogite
Mafic
Liquefaction
Austenite
Hornblende
Shale
Feldspars
Foliation
Sandstones
Sediments
Precipitation
Erosion
Stratigraphy
Subsidence
Fracture
Schist
Rifting
Cracking
Diagenetic
Gneiss
Seismicity
Recrystallization
Shales
Basalts
Cementation
Orogenic
Granitic
Melting
Gneisses
Gabbro
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Rock
Plastic Deformation
Mountain Building
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