metamorphism

«metamorphism» in Mova's school dictionary: The change of rocks by great heat and pressure deep in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (metamorphism, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

(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 →

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

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