Adjective: metamorphic ,me-tu'mor-fik
- (geology, of rock) that has been changed from its original form by heat and/or pressure
"Marble is a type of metamorphic rock"
- Of or relating to metamorphosis
"metamorphic stage";
- metamorphous
- Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance
"Metamorphic rocks are formed by the alteration of preexisting rocks"
See also: epimorphic, hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphic, hemimetamorphous, heterometabolic, heterometabolous, holometabolic, holometabolous, metamorphous
Antonym: nonmetamorphic
Encyclopedia: Metamorphic