Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metamorphic rock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: meta-mor-phic rock
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

metamorphic rocks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

igneous rock sedimentary rock

Questions

What does metamorphic rock mean?: one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.

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