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metamorphosis

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs

/ /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪs

noun (plural metamorphoses /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsiːz/) [mass noun] Zoology

1(In an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages: the persistence of the larval tail during metamorphosis [count noun]: in insects with a complete metamorphosis the wings arise from thickenings of the epidermis...

This is followed by a discussion of metamorphosis in insects and amphibians.
If sufficient stimuli are present, the physiological process of metamorphosis is initiated within the larvae.
All flies undergo complete metamorphosis with egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages in their development.

1.1A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one: his metamorphosis from presidential candidate to talk-show host...

A close examination of the fresco reveals a series of allusions to metamorphosis.
And, just when you think it's over, it defies expectations and metamorphoses into something different and more compelling.
Later, we see her in real terror as Namtar's metamorphosis takes hold and changes her very being.

Synonyms

transformation, mutation, transmutation, transfiguration, change, alteration, conversion, variation, modification, remodelling, restyling, reconstruction, reordering, reorganization, sea change

humorous transmogrification

formal transubstantiation

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek metamorphōsis, from metamorphoun 'transform, change shape'.

Metamorphosis came into English via Latin from Greek metamorphoun ‘transform, change shape’. It was introduced from the Metamorphoses, a large collection of verse stories by Ovid (43 bc– ad 17 or 18), about transformations of gods and mortals into the shapes of objects, plants, or animals. In the 1980s morph, derived from metamorphosis, came to be used in computer animation for the merging of one image into another, although the idea was already familiar to young television viewers in the UK from the character of Morph, a stop-motion plasticine character created by Aardman Animations from 1977, who would mutate in the same way.

单词	metamorphosis
释义	metamorphosis /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs / /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪs / noun (plural metamorphoses /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsiːz/) [mass noun] Zoology 1(In an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages: the persistence of the larval tail during metamorphosis [count noun]: in insects with a complete metamorphosis the wings arise from thickenings of the epidermis... This is followed by a discussion of metamorphosis in insects and amphibians. If sufficient stimuli are present, the physiological process of metamorphosis is initiated within the larvae. All flies undergo complete metamorphosis with egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages in their development. 1.1A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one: his metamorphosis from presidential candidate to talk-show host... A close examination of the fresco reveals a series of allusions to metamorphosis. And, just when you think it's over, it defies expectations and metamorphoses into something different and more compelling. Later, we see her in real terror as Namtar's metamorphosis takes hold and changes her very being. Synonyms transformation, mutation, transmutation, transfiguration, change, alteration, conversion, variation, modification, remodelling, restyling, reconstruction, reordering, reorganization, sea change humorous transmogrification formal transubstantiation Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek metamorphōsis, from metamorphoun 'transform, change shape'. Metamorphosis came into English via Latin from Greek metamorphoun ‘transform, change shape’. It was introduced from the Metamorphoses, a large collection of verse stories by Ovid (43 bc– ad 17 or 18), about transformations of gods and mortals into the shapes of objects, plants, or animals. In the 1980s morph, derived from metamorphosis, came to be used in computer animation for the merging of one image into another, although the idea was already familiar to young television viewers in the UK from the character of Morph, a stop-motion plasticine character created by Aardman Animations from 1977, who would mutate in the same way. Rhymes anamorphosis
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metamorphosis

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