Vi fant 2 definisjoner av metamorphic rock på engelsk.
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| metamorphic rock - rock altered by pressure and heat | ||
| rock, stone pitching dangerously to one side | ||
| amphibolite a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase | ||
| marlite, marlstone metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl | ||
| hornfels, hornstone a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks | ||
| gneiss a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite | ||
Substantiv |
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| metamorphic rock - 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. |