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Metamorphic vs Metamorphosed - What's the difference?

metamorphic | metamorphosed |

As an adjective metamorphic

is (geology) 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).

As a noun metamorphic

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

As a verb metamorphosed is

(metamorphose).

metamorphic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (geology) 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).
  • Of or relating to the (Metamorphic Technique), a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

    • Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * orthometamorphic * parametamorphic English adjectives

    metamorphosed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (metamorphose)

    • metamorphose

    English

    Verb

    (metamorphos)
  • (of a moth or insect) to undergo metamorphosis
  • to transform (something) into a completely different appearance

    • Synonyms

    * metamorphosize

    Related terms

    * metamorphism * metamorphosis * metamorphosize

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