metamorphic rock

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolroca metamórfica

Françaisroche métamorphique

Deutschmetamorphes Gestein Metamorphit

13 more languages

العربيةصَخْر مُتَحَوِّل

Esperantometamorfa roko

Suomimetamorfinen kivilaji

हिन्दीकायांतरित शैल

Bahasa Indonesiabatuan metamorf

Italianoroccia metamorfica

日本語変成岩

한국어변성암

Nederlandsmetamorf gesteente

Portuguêspedra metamórfica rocha metamórfica

Românărocă metamorfică

Русскийметамо́рфи́ческая поро́да

ไทยหินแปร

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Metamorphism metamorphist metamorphization metamorphopsia metamorphopsy metamorphosality

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