Word: metamorphic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: met
a
mor
phic
Definition: 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).
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism; change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances
Affix: -morph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: morpheme; minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μορφή
Language: grc
Decoded: morphe
Meaning: form, shape
Affix: -osis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: formation, increase
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to