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metamorphic rock

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rock, stone, material

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noun

Meaning 2

rock altered by pressure and heat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rock, stone

Narrower terms: amphibolite, marlite, marlstone, hornfels, hornstone, gneiss, schist

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Afrikaans: metamorfe gesteente — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Arabic: صَخْر مُتَحَوِّل (ṣaḵr mutaḥawwil) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Armenian: փոխակերպված ապար (pʻoxakerpvac apar) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Basque: arroka metamorfiko — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Basque: harri metamorfiko — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Belarusian: метамарфічныя горныя пароды (mjetamarfičnyja hórnyja paródy) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Bulgarian: метаморфни скали (metamorfni skali) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Burmese: အသွင်ပြောင်းကျောက် (a.swangpraung:kyauk) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Catalan: roca metamòrfica — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 變質岩 /变质岩 (biànzhìyán) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 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 — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Czech: metamorfovaná hornina — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Danish: metamorfe bjergarter — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Dutch: metamorf gesteente — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Esperanto: metamorfa roko — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Esperanto: metamorfa rokaĵo — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Estonian: moondekivim — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Finnish: metamorfinen kivilaji — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Finnish: muuttunut kivilaji — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • French: roche métamorphique — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Galician: rocha metamórfica — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Georgian: მეტამორფული ქანები (meṭamorpuli kanebi) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • German: metamorphes Gestein — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • German: Metamorphit — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Greek: μεταμορφωσιγενές πέτρωμα (metamorfosigenés pétroma) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Hebrew: סלע מותמר — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Hindi: कायांतरित शैल (kāyāntrit śail) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Hungarian: metamorf kőzet — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Icelandic: umbreytingarberg — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Icelandic: myndbreytt berg — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Indonesian: batuan metamorf — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Irish: carraig mheiteamorfach — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Italian: roccia metamorfica — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Japanese: 変成岩 (henseigan) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Kazakh: метаморфтық тау жыныстары (metamorftyq tau jynystary) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Korean: 변성암 (byeonseong'am) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Latvian: metamorfais iezis — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Macedonian: метаморфна карпа (metamorfna karpa) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Malay: batuan metamorfosis — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Māori: toka kāhuarau — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Mongolian: хувирмал чулуулаг (xuvirmal čuluulag) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Mongolian: метаморф чулуулаг (metamorf čuluulag) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠷᠠᠮᠠᠯ ᠴᠢᠭᠠᠯᠤᠯᠢᠭ (qubiramal čigaluliɣ) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Mongolian: ᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠠᠮᠣᠷᠹ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ (mētamorf čilaɣuliɣ) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Nepali: परिवर्तित चट्टान (parivartit caṭṭān) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Norwegian: metamorf bergart — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Persian: سنگ دگرگونی — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Polish: skały metamorficzne — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Portuguese: pedra metamórfica — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Portuguese: rocha metamórfica — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Punjabi: پلٹی پڑی (plṭī pṛī) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Romanian: rocă metamorfică — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Russian: метамо́рфи́ческая поро́да (metamórfíčeskaja poróda) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Scottish Gaelic: clach chruth-atharrachail — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Serbo-Croatian: metamorfne stijene — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Slovak: premenená hornina — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Slovak: metamorfovaná hornina — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Slovene: metamorfne kamnine — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Spanish: roca metamórfica — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Sundanese: batu métamorfosis — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Swedish: metamorf bergart — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Swedish: metamorfit — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Tagalog: banyuhing bato — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Tamil: உருமாறிய பாறை (urumāṟiya pāṟai) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Thai: หินแปร (hǐn-bprɛɛ) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Turkish: başkalaşım kayaçları — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Ukrainian: 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 — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth