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# metamorphic

adjective (metamorphic)

«metamorphic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) Metamorphic rock is rock that has been changed by great heat and pressure deep underground, without melting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/#m1)
2. Metamorphic means to do with a big change of form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and geography: the three kinds of rock are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. Examples: limestone changes into marble; mudstone or shale into slate. Phrases: metamorphic rock, the rock cycle.

### Examples

- Marble is a metamorphic rock made from limestone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/#x1)
- Slate is metamorphic and splits into thin sheets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/#x2)
- Metamorphic rocks form deep under mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/#x3)
- We sorted the rocks into igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/#x4)
- Heat and pressure make metamorphic rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/#x5)
- Metamorphic rocks can have bands or stripes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/#x6)

### Note

Related: metamorphosis (a big change, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly). Do not confuse the three rock types: igneous (from melted rock), sedimentary (from layers), metamorphic (changed by heat and pressure).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «metamorphic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metamorphic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«metamorphic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/metamorphic.html) on Mova free.