metamorphic

adj

1. (not-comparable)Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.

   “That heaven in our mind that seeks to reveal itself to us in all its brilliance during the multitudinous writhings of whatever metamorphic pilgrimage we must make during this era of darkness and human folly.”

2. (not-comparable)Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).

   “Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan.”

3. (not-comparable)Pertaining to metamorphosis.
4. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

noun

1. A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.