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Metamorphic   /mˌɛtəmˈɔrfɪk/   Listen
Metamorphic

adjective
1.
Of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks).  Synonym: metamorphous.  "Marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"
2.
Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance.



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"Metamorphic" Quotes from Famous Books



... Thou metamorphic god! Who mak'st the straight Olympus thy abode, Hermes to subtle laughter moving, Apollo with serener loving, Thou demi-god also! Who dost all the powers of healing know; Thou hero who dost wield The golden sword and ...
— Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O • Various


Words linked to "Metamorphic" :   hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, heterometabolic, holometabolous, changed, holometabolic, metamorphous, hemimetamorphic, metamorphic rock, hemimetamorphous, metamorphosis, heterometabolous, epimorphic, nonmetamorphic


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