English Dictionary

metamorphism

IPA（発音記号）

/mɛtəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 広義

(geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.

日本語の意味

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）

The geologist explained how metamorphism transforms basalt into schist deep within the Earth's crust.

地質学者は、地殻深部で熱と圧力の作用により岩石が別の形に変わる変成作用が玄武岩を片麻岩に変えることを説明した。

意味（1）

(geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.

burial means that the ambient pressure on the rock increases – as does the temperature. This encourages metamorphism.

意味（2）

(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.

意味（3）

(by extension) Any dramatic change from one thing to another

Ultimately, being happy means that even when things aren’t perfect you still understand how blessed you truly are. You remain in a constant state of uncomfortable change, evolution and metamorphism because you know that this is a process that requires care and love.

metamorphisms （ plural ）