metamorphism
nounEtymology
From metamorphosis + -ism, after French métamorphisme.
- derived from μεταμόρφωσις
- borrowed from metamorphōsis
Definitions
The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or…
The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
- burial means that the ambient pressure on the rock increases – as does the temperature. This encourages metamorphism.
The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo,…
The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago.
Any dramatic change from one thing to another
The neighborhood
- neighbormetamorphic
- neighbormetamorphosis
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for metamorphism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA