metamorphosis
Significado (Inglés)
- (countable, uncountable) A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
- (countable, uncountable) A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
- (countable, uncountable) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
- (countable, uncountable) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.
Conceptos
Sinónimos
transmutation
modification
being metamorphosed
change of the form
Traducciones
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/
Etimología (Inglés)
First attested in 1533, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Analyzable as meta- + -morph + -osis
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