metamorphism in English dictionary

  • metamorphism

    Meanings and definitions of "metamorphism"

    • (mineralogy) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
    • (zoology) The process by which insects development through life stages -- as, 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.
    • noun
      (geology)
      The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
    • noun
      (zoology)
      The process by which insects development through life stages -- as, 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.
    • noun
      change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances

    Synonyms of "metamorphism" in English dictionary

    geologic process, geological process are the top synonyms of "metamorphism" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of metamorphism

    • metamorphism ( plural  metamorphisms)
    • metamorphism (plural metamorphisms)
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