metamorphous

Definition of Metamorphous in English :

1. metamorphic, metamorphous

of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)

Example Sentences:
'metamorphic stage'
'marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish'

2. metamorphous

produced by metamorphosis

Example Sentences:
'most insects are metamorphic as witness the stages as a butterfly develops from a caterpillar'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Metamorphous

adjective

1.

relating to or resulting from metamorphosis or metamorphism

2.

(of rocks) altered considerably from their original structure and mineralogy by pressure and heat

Compare igneous, sedimentary

adjective

of, characterized by, causing, or formed by metamorphism or metamorphosis

adj.

Variant of metamorphic.