Word info Synonyms

metamorphic rock

Noun

Meaning

rock altered by pressure and heat

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Show all synonyms

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Examples

During periods of submersion, thick layers of limestone were laid down over the old igneous and metamorphic rock. Source: Internet

Flake graphite is less common and of higher quality than amorphous; it occurs as separate plates that crystallized in metamorphic rock. Source: Internet

Once a metamorphic rock is melted it is no longer a metamorphic rock and is a magma, so these rocks are seen as a transitional between the two, but are not technically granite as they do not actually intrude into other rocks. Source: Internet

The combination of river and glacier erosion exposed the uppermost portions of the plutons emplaced millions of years before, leaving only a remnant of metamorphic rock on top of some Sierra peaks. Source: Internet

In this part of the country, the old metamorphic rock reveals itself through the surrounding limestone. Source: Internet

Sedimentary rock may also be re-eroded and redeposited, and metamorphic rock may also undergo additional metamorphism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms