metamorphic
adjective
meta·mor·phic
ˌme-tə-ˈmȯr-fik 
1
: of or relating to metamorphosis
2
of a rock
: of, relating to, or produced by metamorphism
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The Cancer new moon enters you into a time of metamorphic transition.
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USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
Marble is a metamorphic rock, and it’s formed when existing rock (in this case, limestone) is physically or chemically transformed by high heat without actually melting.
—Sarah Archer, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2022
The end result is to turn a fully mature cell back into something resembling a stem cell, with all the metamorphic powers that entails.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2018
Most important in their considerations is the type of stone at a prospective search site, which is almost always sedimentary rather than igneous or metamorphic.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
Pleistocene Epoch ice sheets once covered the ancient metamorphic rocks of the shield.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2014
Types of Rock Specialists say that there are three main types of rock, including igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock, which are all created through their own characteristic physical processes.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
The multifaceted fragrance inspires the wearer to feel exhilarating, magnetic, and metamorphic by taking them on a journey across five key scents: pink pepper, white floral bouquet, sandalwood, Amber Xtreme™ and bourbon vanilla infusion.
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
Three days after the equinox, metamorphic Pluto changes signs heading into Aquarius from March 23 to June 11—its first visit to this sign since 1778–1798, a cycle that brought us the Constitution and the French Revolution.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
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USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
Marble is a metamorphic rock, and it’s formed when existing rock (in this case, limestone) is physically or chemically transformed by high heat without actually melting.
—Sarah Archer, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2022
The end result is to turn a fully mature cell back into something resembling a stem cell, with all the metamorphic powers that entails.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2018
Most important in their considerations is the type of stone at a prospective search site, which is almost always sedimentary rather than igneous or metamorphic.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
Pleistocene Epoch ice sheets once covered the ancient metamorphic rocks of the shield.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2014
Types of Rock Specialists say that there are three main types of rock, including igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock, which are all created through their own characteristic physical processes.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
The multifaceted fragrance inspires the wearer to feel exhilarating, magnetic, and metamorphic by taking them on a journey across five key scents: pink pepper, white floral bouquet, sandalwood, Amber Xtreme™ and bourbon vanilla infusion.
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
Three days after the equinox, metamorphic Pluto changes signs heading into Aquarius from March 23 to June 11—its first visit to this sign since 1778–1798, a cycle that brought us the Constitution and the French Revolution.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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metamorphic
adjective
meta·mor·phic
ˌmet-ə-ˈmȯr-fik
: changed into a more compact form by the action of pressure, heat, and water
a metamorphic rock
compare igneous, sedimentary sense 2
Medical Definition
metamorphic
adjective
meta·mor·phic
ˌmet-ə-ˈmȯr-fik
: of or relating to metamorphosis
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