Found 2 items, similar to metamorphism.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: metamorphism metamorphism n : change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances
English → English (gcide) Definition: Metamorphism Metamorphism \Met`a*mor"phism\, n. (Geol.) 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. --Murchison. [1913 Webster]