Definition
A complete change of form, structure, or substance; a transformation, especially a profound or dramatic one.
Etymology
From Greek metamorphosis, combining meta- (change) and morphe (form or shape). Originally used in mythology to describe magical transformations, it was later adopted by biology to describe developmental changes like caterpillar to butterfly.
Kelly Says
Metamorphosis is when something changes its 'morph' or shape completely - think of Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams who could change forms, or morphine, which changes your perception entirely!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቀይሮ መለወጥ
qɛjro mɛlɛwɛtʼ
BNবাংলা
রূপান্তর
rupantar
CACatalà
metamorfosi
mɛtəmɔrˈfozi
CSČeština
proměna
proˈmɛɲa
DADansk
metamorfose
mɛtamɔˈfoːsə
DEDeutsch
Metamorphose
metaˈmɔʁfoːzə
ELΕλληνικά
μεταμόρφωση
metamórfosi
ESEspañol
metamorfosis
metamɔɾˈfo.si
FISuomi
muodonmuutos
muoːdonmuutos
FRFrançais
métamorphose
metamɔʁfoz
HEעברית
מטמורפוזה
mitamorfuzah
HIहिन्दी
परिवर्तन
parivartan
HUMagyar
metamorfózis
metamɔrfoːziːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
metamorfosis
mɛtamɔrfɔsi
ITItaliano
metamorfosi
metamɔrˈfoːzi
KKKK
метаморфоза
mɛtamɔrˈfozɑ
KMKM
ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ
kɑː pʰliəh bətuə
MSBahasa Melayu
metamorfosis
mɛtamɔrfɔsi
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲမှု
pjɑʊŋ lɛːmhu
NLNederlands
metamorfose
mɛtamɔrˈfoːzə
NONorsk
metamorfose
mɛtamɔrˈfoːsə
PLPolski
przemiana
pʂɛˈmʲana
PTPortuguês
metamorfose
metɐmuɾˈfozɨ
RORomână
metamorfoză
metamorˈfozə
RUРусский
метаморфоза
mʲɪtamɐrˈfozə
SVSvenska
metamorfos
mɛtamɔrˈfoːs
SWKiswahili
kubadilika
kubadilika
TAதமிழ்
உருவமாற்றம்
uruvamāṟṟam
TEతెలుగు
రూపాంతరం
rūpāntaraṁ
THไทย
การเปลี่ยนรูป
kɑːn pliːan rup
TLTL
metamorposis
mɛtamɔrˈpo.sis
TRTürkçe
dönüşüm
dœnyˈʃym
UKУкраїнська
метаморфоза
mɛtamɔrˈfozɑ
VITiếng Việt
biến thái
bjɛn tʰaːj
ZUZU
ukushintsha
uɠuʃintʃa