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(geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
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metamorphism
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metamorphism
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Noun
countable
uncountable
broadly
Japanese Meaning
岩石が高温や高圧などの条件下で物理的・化学的に変化する現象（地質学における変成作用）
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(zoology)
The
process
by
which
insects
develop
through
life
stages,
for
example,
those
of
embryo,
larva,
pupa
and
imago.
The
life
cycle
of
the
butterfly
is
one
of
complete
metamorphosis,
in
which
the
embryo
grows
within
the
egg,
hatches
into
the
larval
stage
caterpillar,
enters
the
pupal
stage
within
its
chrysalis,
and
finally
emerges
as
an
adult
butterfly
imago.
（ plural ）
