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Definition of metamorphic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

metamorphic

adjective

/ˌmetəˈmɔːfɪk/

/ˌmetəˈmɔːrfɪk/

(geology)

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(of rocks) formed by the action of heat or pressure
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Metamorphic is used with these nouns:
rock
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: from meta- (denoting a change of condition) + Greek morphē ‘form’ + -ic.

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