met.a.mor.pho.ses (met'ımôr'fısiz)

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Definition of met.a.mor.pho.ses (met'ımôr'fısiz) in Turkish English dictionary

{ç} metamorphosis

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met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

A change in form during development Simple metamorphosis has three stages: egg, nymph, adult Complex metamorphosis has four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, adult

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

An image-development strategy used to change an image from one form to another

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

The change of stage in the life of a butterfly

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

An extreme change in body form from one life stage to the next, as with caterpillar to butterfly or tadpole to frog

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

A change in the form or function of a living organism, by a natural process of growth or development; as, the metamorphosis of the yolk into the embryo, of a tadpole into a frog, or of a bud into a blossom

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

"to change" When rocks are put under intense pressure and heat they will change their structure Some bend, other break and still others will melt and resolidify This geological process occurs at the boundaries between existing cooled rock and molten rock

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

A stage in the LIFE CYCLE of certain animals during which the LARVA rapidly transforms into an adult An example of metamorphosis is the change from CATERPILLAR to adult moth or butterfly

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

A process of developmental change in insects whereby a larva reaches adulthood only after a radical change

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

Metamorphosis is the rapid transformation from the larval to the adult form that occurs in the life cycle of many invertebrates and amphibians Examples are the changes from a tadpole to a frog, or from a caterpillar to a butterfly

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

in insects

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

The developmental changes in living organisms, such as the successive stages from caterpillar to butterfly or from tadpole to frog

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

A transformation, such as that of magic or by sorcery

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

The change of material of one kind into another through the agency of the living organism; metabolism

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

Abrupt transition between life stages; for example from larval to adult form

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

change of body shape, e g , the change from a larval form to a juvenile or adult form

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"

met.a.mor.pho.ses (met''ımôr''fısiz)

Transformation, with the implication that the change is so abrupt and extreme that it is made as if by magic

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met·.a.·mor.·pho.·ses (met·'ımô·r'fı·siz)