metamorphic
/ˌmɛt.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
adj
Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).
adj
adj
Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
Example Sentences
- "That heaven in our mind that seeks to reveal itself to us in all its brilliance during the multitudinous writhings of whatever metamorphic pilgrimage we must make during this era of darkness and human folly."
- "Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan."
Etymology
Etymology tree English metamorphosis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English metamorphic From metamorphosis + -ic.
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Phrases
metamorphic code
metamorphic rock