metamorphism

noun (metamorphism, uncountable)

«metamorphism» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(science) The change of rocks by great heat and pressure deep in the Earth, without melting them, so they become new kinds of rock (metamorphic rocks). tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography lessons about the rock cycle, metamorphism turns limestone into marble, shale into slate, and sandstone into quartzite. It is one of the three ways rocks form, with igneous (from melted rock) and sedimentary (from layers). Phrases: contact metamorphism, regional metamorphism.

Examples

Metamorphism turns limestone into marble. tree →
Slate forms from shale by metamorphism. tree →
Heat and pressure cause metamorphism deep underground. tree →
Metamorphism is part of the rock cycle. tree →
Rocks near hot magma can change by contact metamorphism. tree →
Our teacher showed us rocks changed by metamorphism. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Adjective: metamorphic (metamorphic rock). Trap: «metamorphosis» means an animal changing its body shape, such as a caterpillar becoming a butterfly; «metamorphism» is about rocks. Pronounced met-uh-MOR-fiz-um.

On Mova

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