different between metamorphic vs megacryst

English

Etymology

From metamorphosis +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?t??m??f?k/

• Rhymes: -??(r)f?k

Adjective

metamorphic

1. Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character. [from 19th c.]
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). [from 19th c.]
3. (zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis. [from 19th c.]
4. Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

Derived terms

Related terms

• metamorphism

Translations

Noun

metamorphic (plural metamorphics)

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

Related terms

• orthometamorphic
• parametamorphic

English

Noun

megacryst (plural megacrysts)

1. (geology) Any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix