'Metamorphic' definitions:
Definition of 'metamorphic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks); "metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish" [syn: metamorphic, metamorphous]
adjective
Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance [ant: nonmetamorphic]
Definition of 'Metamorphic'
From: GCIDE
- Metamorphic \Met`a*mor"phic\, a. [See Metamorphosis.]
- 1. Subject to change; changeable; variable. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Causing a change of structure. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Geol.) Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; -- especially applied to the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called metamorphic rocks. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'metamorphic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- able to adapt,
- adaptable,
- adjustable,
- allotropic,
- alterable,
- alterative,
- anabolic,
- catabolic,
- catalytic,
- changeable,
- checkered,
- diversiform,
- ever-changing,
- flexible,
- fluid,
- heteromorphic,
- heteromorphous,
- impermanent,
- kaleidoscopic,
- malleable,
- manifold,
- many-sided,
- metabolic,
- metamorphotic,
- metastatic,
- mobile,
- modifiable,
- movable,
- multifarious,
- multifold,
- multiform,
- multiphase,
- multiple,
- multiplex,
- mutable,
- nonuniform,
- permutable,
- plastic,
- polymorphic,
- polymorphous,
- protean,
- proteiform,
- resilient,
- rubbery,
- supple,
- transient,
- transitory,
- variable