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metamorphic

/ˌmetəˈmɔːfɪk/adjective

उच्चारण मेटमॉर्फ़िक

कायांतरित, रूपांतरित (चट्टान)

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adjective
  1. 1

    technical

    (of rocks) changed in form or structure by great heat and pressure under the earth

    कायांतरित, रूपांतरित (चट्टान)

    • Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone.
    • Slate, a metamorphic rock, splits easily into thin sheets.
  2. 2

    formal

    connected with a complete change of form or nature

    रूपांतरण-संबंधी

    • The novel describes a metamorphic change in the hero's character.
◇Word family
metamorphism nounmetamorphosis noun
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General knowledge

Common examples are limestone changing into marble, shale into slate, sandstone into quartzite and granite into gneiss.

GK के लिए, सामान्य उदाहरण हैं: limestone का marble में, shale का slate में, sandstone का quartzite में और granite का gneiss में बदलना।