adjective
- relating to or involving change of form or structure
- relating to rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
Usage: geology
Examples
- The caterpillar undergoes a metamorphic process to become a butterfly.
- Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone.
- The company experienced metamorphic changes after the merger.
- Slate is another example of a metamorphic rock.
- The metamorphic transformation of the city took decades.
- Geologists study metamorphic processes in mountain formation.