metamorphosis

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
2. (countable, uncountable) A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
3. (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).
4. (countable, uncountable) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.

Concetti

metamorfosi

trasformazione

cambiamento

trasfigurazione

sinonimi

transformation

transfiguration

transmutation

change

evolution

transition

alteration

modification

deteriorate

variation

mutation

recreation

deformation

transmogrification

degenerate

metabolism

shift

go bad

maturation

metamorphism

metamorphose

monster

refashioning

reform

regeneration

reorganization

sea change

slough

transform

transmute

turning

variety

metasomatism

being metamorphosed

abnormal

change of the form

abnormality

about-face

adaptation

adjustment

anamorphosis

anomalous

conversion

deforming

deformity

disguise

disguised

distorted

distortion

growth

Traduzioni

métamorphose

Metamorphose

metamorfosis

metamorfose

transformation

Verwandlung

başkalaşım

metamorfose

metamorfosi

gedaanteverwisseling

metamorfoz

μεταμόρφωση

gedaanteverandering

تحول

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

First attested in 1533, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Analyzable as meta- + -morph + -osis