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nonmetamorphic

nonmetamorphic

9.9
Rock that has not changed by heat or pressure underground
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˌmɛtəˈmɔrfɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no metamórfico
  • The geologist identified several nonmetamorphic rocks within the formation.

Examples

  • Fossils are more likely to be preserved in nonmetamorphic sediments.

  • They compared the composition of nonmetamorphic and metamorphic minerals.

  • The nonmetamorphic rocks are found in the valley.

  • We studied a nonmetamorphic sample in geology class.

  • The geologist identified several nonmetamorphic rocks within the formation.

  • Fossils are more likely to be preserved in nonmetamorphic sediments.

  • We studied a nonmetamorphic sample in geology class.

Antonyms

metamorphic
  • Specialized
2 7.7

Rock changed by heat or pressure deep underground

How Metamorphic

metamorphic
  • Specialized
2 7.7
nonmetamorphic
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

nonmetamorphic positive

Morphology

nonmetamorphic = metamorphic (transparent) = non + metamorph + ic

The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the adjective 'metamorphic', indicating something that is not metamorphic.

Etymology

Nonmetamorphic breaks into non- 'not', meta- 'change' and -morphic 'shape' or 'form', the same meta- you see in metamorphosis when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. So nonmetamorphic means 'not changed in form', for example rocks that were not changed by heat or pressure.