meta·mor·phic /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfɪk/
(a.)變化的,變性的,變態的
meta·mor·phic /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfɪk/ 形容詞
變態的
Met·a·mor·phic a.
1. Subject to change; changeable; variable.
2. Causing a change of structure.
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.
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metamorphic
adj 1: of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks);
"metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock
that takes a high polish" [syn: metamorphous]
2: characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or
substance [ant: nonmetamorphic]