| 单词 | contact metamorphism |
| 释义 | contact /konˈtakt/noun
ORIGIN: L contingere, contactum to touch, from con- wholly, and tangere to touch contactˈable adjective Able to be contacted contactee' noun A person who claims to have received communications from extraterrestrial beings con'tactless adjective Denoting a payment system in which credits stored on a smart card (qv) are deducted without the card being passed through a card reader conˈtactor noun A device for repeatedly making and breaking an electric circuit contactˈual adjective Relating to contact contact centre noun A building where workers provide services to a company's customers by telephone, computer, etc contact flight noun Navigation of an aircraft by ground observation alone contact lens noun A lens, usu of thin plastic material, worn in direct contact with the eyeball, instead of spectacles, to correct defects of vision contact man noun (informal) An intermediary in transactions, esp shady ones contact metamorphism noun (geology) Alteration of rocks in the neighbourhood of igneous materials contact poison noun A poison which can penetrate the skin, and which can act without being swallowed or inhaled contact print noun (photography) A print made by putting a negative or positive transparency in direct contact with a sensitized paper or film and exposing to light conˈtact-print transitive verb contact process noun The process of large-scale manufacture of sulphuric acid by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide in the presence of a catalyst contact sport noun A sport involving much physical contact between players contact tracing noun A system used by health workers and certain clinics, to control the spread of a disease, eg sexually transmitted disease, by finding as many individuals who have had contact with a patient as possible metamorphosis /me-tə-mörˈfə-sis or met-ə-mör-fōˈsis/noun (pl metamorˈphoses /-sēz or -fōˈsēz/)
ORIGIN: Gr metamorphōsīs, from meta (see meta-), and morphē form metamorˈphic adjective
metamorˈphism noun Transformation of rocks in the earth's crust (contact metamorphism, by contact with or neighbourhood of igneous material, or regional metamorphism, owing to general conditions over a wide region) metamorˈphist noun A person who believes that Christ's body merged into the Deity at the Ascension metamorˈphose /-fōz or -fōs/ transitive verb
To undergo metamorphosis metamorphic technique noun A form of therapy using massage on specific areas of the feet, hands, or head which are believed to relate to the body's prenatal experiences (also called prenatal therapy) |
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