Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmetamorphized

/ˌʌnmɛtəˈmɔː(r.fəˌrʌɪzd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-meta-mor-phized
IPA: /ˌʌnmɛtəˈmɔː(r.fəˌrʌɪzd/

34

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not metamorphosed; referring to rocks or sediments that have not undergone metamorphism, retaining their original mineral assemblage and texture. Often used in geological descriptions contrasting unmetamorphized material with metamorphic equivalents.

Example Sentences

"The Avalon terrane appears as a block to be relatively undeformed and unmetamorphized during the Variscan orogeny."
"The oldest unmetamorphized focks, the earliest that could contain and fossils, actually do."

Etymology

From un- + metamorphized.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-

Synonyms

protolith

Questions

How do you pronounce unmetamorphized?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnmɛtəˈmɔː(r.fəˌrʌɪzd/.
What does unmetamorphized mean?: Not metamorphosed; referring to rocks or sediments that have not undergone metamorphism, retaining their original mineral assemblage and texture. Often used in geological descriptions contrasting unmetamorphized material with metamorphic equivalents.
Where does unmetamorphized come from?: From un- + metamorphized.

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