metamorphic rock
Noun
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Noun
metamorphic rock (plural metamorphic rocks)
- (geology) 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
- French: roche métamorphique
- German: metamorphes Gestein, Metamorphit
- Italian: roccia metamorfica
- Portuguese: pedra metamórfica, rocha metamórfica
- Russian: метамо́рфи́ческая поро́да
- Spanish: roca metamórfica
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