英语词汇“metamorphism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

metamorphosis /me-tə-mörˈfə-sis or met-ə-mör-fōˈsis/

noun

metamorˈphoses

A change of shape, transformation

The transformation of a human being to an animal, a stone, tree, etc (folklore)

The marked change which some living beings undergo in the course of growth, as caterpillar to butterfly, tadpole to frog

ORIGIN: Gr metamorphōsīs, from meta (see meta-), and morphē form

metamorˈphic adjective

Showing or relating to change of form

Formed by alteration of existing rocks by heat, pressure, or other processes in the earth's crust (geology)

metamorˈphism noun

Transformation of rocks in the earth's crust (contact metamorphism, by contact with or neighbourhood of igneous material, or regional metamorphism, owing to general conditions over a wide region)

metamorˈphist noun

A person who believes that Christ's body merged into the Deity at the Ascension

metamorˈphose /-fōz or -fōs/ transitive verb

To transform
To subject to metamorphism or metamorphosis
To develop in another form

intransitive verb

To undergo metamorphosis

metamorphic technique noun

A form of therapy using massage on specific areas of the feet, hands, or head which are believed to relate to the body's prenatal experiences (also called prenatal therapy)