Metamorphism is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for METAMORPHISM in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the processes of recrystallization, textural and mineralogical change that take place in the solid state under conditions beyond those normally encountered during diagenesis
• alteration of the composition or structure of a rock by heat, pressure, or other natural agency
• The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limestone to marble.
• change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a change in the constitution of rock; a pronounced change effected by pressure, heat, and water that results in a more compact and more highly crystalline condition

Words related to METAMORPHISM

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Words that contain METAMORPHISM

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How to use METAMORPHISM in a sentence

• The appearance of these materials at the surface indicates the removal by denudation and the extreme metamorphism of much sedimentary deposit.
• To the student of metamorphism the geology of this area is of very high interest.
• Under the head of Heat as an Agent, we have, as might be expected, interesting and valuable matter upon volcanic phenomena, and those of metamorphism.

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