metamorphicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈmɔrfɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, -morphic comb. form.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + -morphic comb. form, after metamorphosis n. Compare earlier metamorphical adj. With sense A. 2 compare French métamorphique (1825), Italian metamorfico (1834).

A. adj.

a. Characterized by, exhibiting, or causing change of form, structure, or character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > changing in form

form-shifting1593

Protean1594

shape-changing1621

Proteusian1689

metamorphostical1722

metamorphic1816

proteiform1833

shape-shifting1884

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaped > again or anew > into different form

transformed1413

metamorphized1595

metamorphosed1596

transfigured1678

metamorphic1816

the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective] > having breath of specific kind

well-breatheda1425

windedc1440

short-windeda1500

strong-breathed1626

blurting1844

metamorphic1875

eupnoic1884

metamorphosic1890

1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 114 The more complex metamorphic transmigration, by which the same human soul was thought to pass successively through the bodies of animals.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 195 How futile is any attempt at a cast-iron definition of those perpetually metamorphic impressions of the beautiful.

1875 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. V. 542 When the cavities have become larger,..we not infrequently hear also, what has been described by Seitz as ‘metamorphic respiration’.

1892 Ld. Lytton King Poppy Epil. 132 Nor all your metamorphic philtres.

1899 J. Spence Shetland Folk-lore 24 In old times there was an aversion to and superstitious dread of killing a selkie lest it should be a metamorphic Finn.

1955 B. Quinn (title) The metamorphic tradition in modern poetry.

1994 H. Bloom Western Canon iii. xi. 274 As a shaman, Whitman is endlessly metamorphic.

b. Zoology. Of or relating to metamorphosis (metamorphosis n. 3a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > phase or type of life cycle > metamorphosis

metamorphosing1668

metabolic1844

metamorphic1850

pleomorphic1886

1850 Fraser's Mag. 41 656 The first sight of it suggests the presence of a salamander in a metamorphic stage.

1868 Proc. Royal Soc. 1867–8 16 62 Muscles undergoing degeneration, or the metamorphic change, are noticed, and in no instance could a nerve-fibre be seen attached to them.

1922 Ecology 3 292 Those insects which normally live above ground but burrow into it..to undergo certain metamorphic processes.

1957 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 26 190 It was noticed that the stage between the onset of metamorphic movements and the hardening of the cuticle after metamorphosis was very susceptible to desiccation.

1995 Insect Molecular Biol. 4 1/1 We began questioning the possible role uracil might play in the events associated with the eventual DNA degradation that is involved in the metamorphic process.

2. Geology. Relating to or characterized by metamorphism; formed by or causing metamorphism (metamorphism n. 1). Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > metamorphism > [adjective]

metamorphic1833

thermo-metamorphic1889

post-metamorphic1900

potassic1902

sodic1902

katamorphic1904

symphrattic1904

retrogressive1930

retrograde1932

Scourian1950

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [adjective]

metamorphic1833

1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 375 For these last [sc. altered stratified rocks] the term ‘metamorphic’ (from μετα, trans, and μορϕη, form) may be used.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xvii. 397 In..frozen snow, the columnar structure must be owing to a ‘metamorphic’ action..not to a process during deposition.

1861 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. 42 In Sanskrit..what remains is a kind of metamorphic agglomerate which cannot be understood without a most minute microscopic analysis.

1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iv. viii. 571 Rocks..altered by the action of percolating water or other daily acting metamorphic agent.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 744/2 The other metamorphic areas of the north [of Ireland] present even greater difficulties... Hence it is useful to speak of them merely as ‘Dalradian’.

1958 Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India A. 24 95 This is probably the first reported occurrence of quenselite in manganese ores of metamorphic origin.

1996 New Scientist 2 Mar. 18/2 If the temperature and pressure are right, these basalts will change into a metamorphic rock called greenstone.

†3. = metabolic adj. 2a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > metabolism > [adjective]

metabolic1841

metamorphic1853

metabolical1880

metabolizable1905

1853 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Human Physiol. (ed. 4) 48 This metamorphic action of the liver would seem to be influenced by conditions of the nervous system.

B. n.

Geology. A metamorphic rock. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun]

metamorphic1870

1870 Nature 12 May 30/2 The valleys, as usual, are deeply cut into the metamorphics.

1923 Univ. of Toronto Studies, Geol. Ser. xvi. 7 A few blocks of the same granite were observed along with metamorphics like those seen in the till.

1970 N.Z. Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 13 72 Piroutet..regarded all the metamorphics as pre-Cambrian rocks.

1994 Jrnl. Environmental Quality 23 651 The rocks that tend to host U and Th include some crystalline rocks such as granite and quartz-conglomerate metamorphics, and certain sedimentary rocks.

Compounds

metamorphic aureole n. Geology = aureole n. 6.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > intrusion > host

host1889

aureole1896

metamorphic aureole1910

1910 R. H. Rastall in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 66 123 A point of some interest..refers to the peculiar relations existing between the metamorphic aureole and the topography of the district.

1954 J. F. Kirkaldy Gen. Princ. Geol. ii. 32 The heat contained by a granite batholith will bake and alter the country rocks with the formation of a metamorphic aureole of thermally metamorphosed rocks.

1992 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Dec. 13/3 Gradually the granite cooled and solidified, losing its heat to the immediately adjacent lavas, which themselves became heated and recrystallised to form a metamorphic ring or aureole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metamorphic
释义	metamorphicadj.n. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈmɔrfɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, -morphic comb. form. Etymology: < meta- prefix + -morphic comb. form, after metamorphosis n. Compare earlier metamorphical adj. With sense A. 2 compare French métamorphique (1825), Italian metamorfico (1834). A. adj. 1. a. Characterized by, exhibiting, or causing change of form, structure, or character. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > changing in form form-shifting1593 Protean1594 shape-changing1621 Proteusian1689 metamorphostical1722 metamorphic1816 proteiform1833 shape-shifting1884 the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaped > again or anew > into different form transformed1413 metamorphized1595 metamorphosed1596 transfigured1678 metamorphic1816 the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective] > having breath of specific kind well-breatheda1425 windedc1440 short-windeda1500 strong-breathed1626 blurting1844 metamorphic1875 eupnoic1884 metamorphosic1890 1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 114 The more complex metamorphic transmigration, by which the same human soul was thought to pass successively through the bodies of animals. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 195 How futile is any attempt at a cast-iron definition of those perpetually metamorphic impressions of the beautiful. 1875 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. V. 542 When the cavities have become larger,..we not infrequently hear also, what has been described by Seitz as ‘metamorphic respiration’. 1892 Ld. Lytton King Poppy Epil. 132 Nor all your metamorphic philtres. 1899 J. Spence Shetland Folk-lore 24 In old times there was an aversion to and superstitious dread of killing a selkie lest it should be a metamorphic Finn. 1955 B. Quinn (title) The metamorphic tradition in modern poetry. 1994 H. Bloom Western Canon iii. xi. 274 As a shaman, Whitman is endlessly metamorphic. b. Zoology. Of or relating to metamorphosis (metamorphosis n. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > phase or type of life cycle > metamorphosis metamorphosing1668 metabolic1844 metamorphic1850 pleomorphic1886 1850 Fraser's Mag. 41 656 The first sight of it suggests the presence of a salamander in a metamorphic stage. 1868 Proc. Royal Soc. 1867–8 16 62 Muscles undergoing degeneration, or the metamorphic change, are noticed, and in no instance could a nerve-fibre be seen attached to them. 1922 Ecology 3 292 Those insects which normally live above ground but burrow into it..to undergo certain metamorphic processes. 1957 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 26 190 It was noticed that the stage between the onset of metamorphic movements and the hardening of the cuticle after metamorphosis was very susceptible to desiccation. 1995 Insect Molecular Biol. 4 1/1 We began questioning the possible role uracil might play in the events associated with the eventual DNA degradation that is involved in the metamorphic process. 2. Geology. Relating to or characterized by metamorphism; formed by or causing metamorphism (metamorphism n. 1). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > metamorphism > [adjective] metamorphic1833 thermo-metamorphic1889 post-metamorphic1900 potassic1902 sodic1902 katamorphic1904 symphrattic1904 retrogressive1930 retrograde1932 Scourian1950 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [adjective] metamorphic1833 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 375 For these last [sc. altered stratified rocks] the term ‘metamorphic’ (from μετα, trans, and μορϕη, form) may be used. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xvii. 397 In..frozen snow, the columnar structure must be owing to a ‘metamorphic’ action..not to a process during deposition. 1861 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. 42 In Sanskrit..what remains is a kind of metamorphic agglomerate which cannot be understood without a most minute microscopic analysis. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iv. viii. 571 Rocks..altered by the action of percolating water or other daily acting metamorphic agent. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 744/2 The other metamorphic areas of the north [of Ireland] present even greater difficulties... Hence it is useful to speak of them merely as ‘Dalradian’. 1958 Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India A. 24 95 This is probably the first reported occurrence of quenselite in manganese ores of metamorphic origin. 1996 New Scientist 2 Mar. 18/2 If the temperature and pressure are right, these basalts will change into a metamorphic rock called greenstone. †3. = metabolic adj. 2a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > metabolism > [adjective] metabolic1841 metamorphic1853 metabolical1880 metabolizable1905 1853 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Human Physiol. (ed. 4) 48 This metamorphic action of the liver would seem to be influenced by conditions of the nervous system. B. n. Geology. A metamorphic rock. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] metamorphic1870 1870 Nature 12 May 30/2 The valleys, as usual, are deeply cut into the metamorphics. 1923 Univ. of Toronto Studies, Geol. Ser. xvi. 7 A few blocks of the same granite were observed along with metamorphics like those seen in the till. 1970 N.Z. Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 13 72 Piroutet..regarded all the metamorphics as pre-Cambrian rocks. 1994 Jrnl. Environmental Quality 23 651 The rocks that tend to host U and Th include some crystalline rocks such as granite and quartz-conglomerate metamorphics, and certain sedimentary rocks. Compounds metamorphic aureole n. Geology = aureole n. 6. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > intrusion > host host1889 aureole1896 metamorphic aureole1910 1910 R. H. Rastall in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 66 123 A point of some interest..refers to the peculiar relations existing between the metamorphic aureole and the topography of the district. 1954 J. F. Kirkaldy Gen. Princ. Geol. ii. 32 The heat contained by a granite batholith will bake and alter the country rocks with the formation of a metamorphic aureole of thermally metamorphosed rocks. 1992 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Dec. 13/3 Gradually the granite cooled and solidified, losing its heat to the immediately adjacent lavas, which themselves became heated and recrystallised to form a metamorphic ring or aureole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1816
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