metamorphic rock

noun

one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.

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Meanings

nounmetamorphic rock (countable and uncountable, plural metamorphic rocks)

plural metamorphic rocks

  1. countableuncountablegeographyone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.

Translations

Afrikaans metamorfe gesteente
  • metamorfe gesteenteone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Arabic صَخْر مُتَحَوِّل
  • صَخْر مُتَحَوِّل (ṣaḵr mutaḥawwil)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Basque arroka metamorfiko, harri metamorfiko
  • arroka metamorfikoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • harri metamorfikoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Bulgarian метаморфни скали
  • метаморфни скали (metamorfni skali)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Catalan roca metamòrfica
  • roca metamòrficaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin 變質岩 /变质岩, 變成岩 /变成岩
  • 變質岩 /变质岩 (biànzhìyán)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • 變成岩 /变成岩 (biànchéngyán)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Czech přeměněná hornina, metamorfovaná hornina
  • přeměněná horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • metamorfovaná horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Danish metamorfe bjergarter
  • metamorfe bjergarterone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Dutch metamorf gesteente
  • metamorf gesteenteone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Esperanto metamorfa roko, metamorfa rokaĵo
  • metamorfa rokoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • metamorfa rokaĵoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Estonian moondekivim
  • moondekivimone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Finnish metamorfinen kivilaji, muuttunut kivilaji
  • metamorfinen kivilajione of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • muuttunut kivilajione of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
French roche métamorphique
  • roche métamorphiqueone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
German metamorphes Gestein, Metamorphit
  • metamorphes Gesteinone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Metamorphitone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Greek μεταμορφωσιγενές πέτρωμα
  • μεταμορφωσιγενές πέτρωμα (metamorfosigenés pétroma)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hebrew סלע מותמר
  • סלע מותמרone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hindi कायांतरित शैल
  • कायांतरित शैल (kāyāntrit śail)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hungarian metamorf kőzet
  • metamorf kőzetone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Icelandic umbreytingarberg, myndbreytt berg
  • umbreytingarbergone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • myndbreytt bergone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Indonesian batuan metamorf
  • batuan metamorfone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Irish carraig mheiteamorfach
  • carraig mheiteamorfachone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Italian roccia metamorfica
  • roccia metamorficaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Japanese 変成岩
  • 変成岩 (henseigan)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Korean 변성암
  • 변성암 (byeonseong'am)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Latvian metamorfais iezis
  • metamorfais iezisone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Malay batuan metamorfosis
  • batuan metamorfosisone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Māori toka kāhuarau
  • toka kāhuarauone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Norwegian metamorf bergart
  • metamorf bergartone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Persian سنگ دگرگونی
  • سنگ دگرگونیone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Polish skały metamorficzne
  • skały metamorficzneone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Portuguese pedra metamórfica, rocha metamórfica
  • pedra metamórficaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • rocha metamórficaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Romanian rocă metamorfică
  • rocă metamorficăone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Russian метамо́рфи́ческая поро́да
  • метамо́рфи́ческая поро́да (metamórfíčeskaja poróda)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Scottish Gaelic clach chruth-atharrachail
  • clach chruth-atharrachailone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Slovak premenená hornina, metamorfovaná hornina
  • premenená horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • metamorfovaná horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Spanish roca metamórfica
  • roca metamórficaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Swedish metamorf bergart, metamorfit
  • metamorf bergartone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • metamorfitone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Tagalog banyuhing bato
  • banyuhing batoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Tamil உருமாறிய பாறை
  • உருமாறிய பாறை (urumāṟiya pāṟai)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Thai หินแปร
  • หินแปร (hǐn-bprɛɛ)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Turkish başkalaşım kayaçları
  • başkalaşım kayaçlarıone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Ukrainian метаморфічні гірські породи
  • метаморфічні гірські породи (metamorfični hirsʹki porody)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Vietnamese đá biến chất
  • đá biến chấtone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

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