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单词 metamorphic
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
met•a•mor•phic  (met′ə môrfik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Insectspertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
  2. Geologypertaining to or exhibiting structural change or metamorphism.
  • meta- + -morphic 1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
metamorphic /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfɪk/, metamorphous adj
  1. relating to or resulting from metamorphosis or metamorphism
  2. (of rocks) altered considerably from their original structure and mineralogy by pressure and heat
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
met•a•mor•phism /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Geologya natural change in the structure of a rock, as from heat.
met•a•mor•phic, adj.: metamorphic rocks.See -morph-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
met•a•mor•phism  (met′ə môrfiz əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geologya change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, esp. when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline.
  2. [Archaic.]metamorphosis.
  • meta- + -morphism 1835–45

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