Definition of "metamorphic" in Englisch

adjective

1. Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.

2. (geology) 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).

3. (zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis.

4. Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

noun

1. (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.