1 Geology denoting rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies, e.g., in the folding of strata or the nearby intrusion of igneous rocks.
2of or marked by metamorphosis:the shift from dead stillness to hurricane-force winds was as metamorphic as Jekyll to Hyde
Origin:
early 19th century: from meta- (denoting a change of condition) + Greek morphē 'form' + -ic
