different between metamorphic vs metamorphosis

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

Etymology

First attested in 1533, from Latin metamorph?sis, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (metamórph?sis), from ???? (metá, “change”) + ????? (morph?, “form”). Analyzable as meta- +? -morph +? -osis

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?t??m??f?s?s/, /?m?t?m???f??s?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m????m??f?s?s/
• (one pronunciation) Rhymes: -??s?s
• Hyphenation: met?a?mor?pho?sis

Noun

metamorphosis (countable and uncountable, plural metamorphoses)

1. A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
2. A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.
3. (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development. (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog.)
4. (pathology) A change in the structure of a specific body tissue. Usually degenerative.

Derived terms

Related terms

• metamorphic
• metamorphose
• metamorphosize
• metamorphism

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