Metamorfik
English translation: metamorphic unit/complex/massif/rock
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|  Selected response from: Piotr Czyżewski Poland Local time: 03:48 | ||||||
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metamorphy Explanation: Adjective metamorphic (geology) Having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat &/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example). [edit] Noun metamorphic (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure. |
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peer agreement (net): +1metamorphic unit/complex/massif/rock Explanation: I found it "metamorphic" often used in combination with place names (i.e. names of specific geological units) - used adjectivally, as part of the noun phrase (e.g. Kłodzko Metamorphic Complex): http://www.google.pl/#hl=pl&q=Kłodzko metamorphic&lr=&aq=&oq... The Polish term for Kłodzko Metamorphic Complex (KMC) is Metamorfik Kłodzki. http://www.google.pl/#hl=pl&q=metamorfik Kłodzki&lr=&aq=&oq=... I haven't found it used without place names anywhere, and since you provide no context, I assume it might be used in some such place name combination in your source text. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-06 13:39:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Correction: of course found the term "metamorphic" used (adjectivally) without place names, as in "metamorphic rock". What I meant was I haven't found it used as a self-standing noun - only as part of a noun phrase, modifying a noun. |
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