ALL meanings of metamorphism
met·a·mor·phism
M m - noun metamorphism Geology. a change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, especially when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline. 1
- noun metamorphism Archaic. metamorphosis. 1
- noun metamorphism Alteration of the composition or structure of a rock by heat, pressure, or other natural agency. 1
- noun metamorphism geology: changes in rock 1
- noun metamorphism the process by which metamorphic rocks are formed 0
- abbreviation METAMORPHISM metamorphosis 0
- noun metamorphism change in the mineralogical, structural, or textural composition of rocks under pressure, heat, chemical action, etc., which turns limestone into marble, granite into gneiss, etc. 0