metamorphic

Plural: metamorphics

Adjective

• of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)
  • "metamorphic stage"
  • "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"
• characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance

Adj

• Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
• 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).
• Pertaining to metamorphosis.
• Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

Noun

• A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

Synonyms

metamorphous

Antonyms

nonmetamorphic

Related Words

metamorphism, orthometamorphic, parametamorphic