metamorphic rock
English Thesaurus
1. rock altered by pressure and heat (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | rock, stone, |
| definition | : | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | amphibolite, |
| definition | : | a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | marlite, marlstone, |
| definition | : | metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hornfels, hornstone, |
| definition | : | a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | gneiss, |
| definition | : | a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | schist, |
| definition | : | any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers (noun.substance) |
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