Definitions for metamorphosis
ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fə sɪs; -ˌsizmeta·mor·pho·sis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.8 / 4 votes

1. metamorphosis, metabolismnoun

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

2. transfiguration, metamorphosisnoun

   a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

   "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"

3. metamorphosisnoun

   a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. metamorphosisnoun

   A transformation, such as that of magic or by sorcery

2. metamorphosisnoun

   A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.

3. metamorphosisnoun

   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. metamorphosisnoun

   A change in the structure of a specific body tissue. Usually degenerative.

5. Etymology: First attested in 1533, from μεταμόρφωσις, from μετά + μορφή

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metamorphosisnoun

   Etymology: metamorphose, Fr. μεταμόρφωσις.

   1. Transformation; change of shape.

   His whole oration stood upon a short narration, what was the causer of this metamorphosis. Philip Sidney.

   Obscene talk is grown so common, that one would think we were fallen into an age of metamorphosis, and that the brutes did not only poetically but really speak. Gov. Tongue.

   The fifteenth book is the master-piece of the whole metamorphoses. Dryden.

   What! my noble colonel in metamorphosis! On what occasion are you transformed? John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   There are probable machines in epick poems, where the gods are no less actors than the men; but the less credible sort, such as metamorphoses, are far more rare. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2.It is applied, by Harvey, to the changes an animal undergoes, both in its formation and growth; and by several to the various shapes some insects in particular pass through, as the silk-worm, and the like. John Quincy

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metamorphosis

   Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some insects, fish, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, cnidarians, echinoderms, and tunicates undergo metamorphosis, which is often accompanied by a change of nutrition source or behavior. Animals can be divided into species that undergo complete metamorphosis ("holometaboly"), incomplete metamorphosis ("hemimetaboly"), or no metamorphosis ("ametaboly").Scientific usage of the term is technically precise, and it is not applied to general aspects of cell growth, including rapid growth spurts. Generally organisms with a larva stage undergo metamorphosis, and during metamorphosis the organism loses larval characteristics. References to "metamorphosis" in mammals are imprecise and only colloquial, but historically idealist ideas of transformation and morphology, as in Goethe's Metamorphosis of Plants, have influenced the development of ideas of evolution.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metamorphosis

   Metamorphosis can be defined as a process of transformation, development, or change in form, structure, or nature. It often involves a complete or substantial alteration from one state or stage to another. In biological terms, it is commonly associated with the developmental changes undergone by insects, amphibians, and certain other organisms, where the individual goes through distinct stages (e.g., egg, larva, pupa, and adult) with different body structures and functions. However, the term metamorphosis can also be used more broadly to describe any profound or significant change or transformation in various contexts, including personal growth, societal changes, or artistic creations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. Metamorphosisnoun

   change of form, or structure; transformation

2. Metamorphosisnoun

   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. Especially, that form of sexual reproduction in which an embryo undergoes a series of marked changes of external form, as the chrysalis stage, pupa stage, etc., in insects. In these intermediate stages sexual reproduction is usually impossible, but they ultimately pass into final and sexually developed forms, from the union of which organisms are produced which pass through the same cycle of changes. See Transformation

3. Metamorphosisnoun

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

4. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , fr. to be transformed; meta` beyond, over + morfh` form.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metamorphosis

   Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some insects, amphibians, molluscs, crustaceans, Cnidarians, echinoderms and tunicates undergo metamorphosis, which is usually accompanied by a change of habitat or behavior. Scientific usage of the term is exclusive, and is not applied to general aspects of cell growth, including rapid growth spurts. References to "metamorphosis" in mammals are imprecise and only colloquial, but historically idealist ideas of transformation and monadology, as in Goethe's Metamorphosis of Plants, influenced the development of ideas of evolution.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metamorphosis

   is a classical name for the changing of a human being into a beast, an inanimate object, or an element, stories of which are common in all folk-lore.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metamorphosis

   is that series of changes through which an insect passes in its growth from egg through larva and pupa to adult: it is complete when the pupa is inactive and does not feed; incomplete when there is no pupa or when the pupa is active and feeds.

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1. • Alteration
   • Organic Process
   • Transformation

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of metamorphosis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of metamorphosis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of metamorphosis in a Sentence

1. James Madison:

   With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.

2. Sanita Belgrave:

   Why do we appreciate the metamorphosis of the butterfly more than the beauty of ageing?

3. Ben Gazzara:

   Some actors seek parts similar to their personalities. But, I prefer undergoing a metamorphosis that depends on the role .

4. Primo Levi:

   The butterfly's attractiveness derives not only from colors and symmetry: deeper motives contribute to it. We would not think them so beautiful if they did not fly, or if they flew straight and briskly like bees, or if they stung, or above all if they did not enact the perturbing mystery of metamorphosis: the latter assumes in our eyes the value of a badly decoded message, a symbol, a sign.

5. Martha Beck:

   Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=metamorphosis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Metamorphosis
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=metamorphosis
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphosis
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metamorphosis
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=metamorphosis
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Metamorphosis
9. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=metamorphosis