meta·mor·phic /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfɪk/
 (a.)變化的,變性的,變態的


 meta·mor·phic /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfɪk/ 形容詞
 變態的


 Met·a·mor·phic a.
 1. Subject to change; changeable; variable.
 2. Causing a change of structure.
 3. Geol. Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; -- especially applied to the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called metamorphic rocks.

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 metamorphic
      adj 1: of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks);
             "metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock
             that takes a high polish" [syn: metamorphous]
      2: characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or
         substance [ant: nonmetamorphic]