Metamorphosis
noun
The process through which something or someone undergoes a noticeable change in appearance or character.
Over time, the small caterpillar underwent a metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly.
Often appears as...
- undergo a metamorphosis
- complete metamorphosis
noun
In biology, the development process of an organism like an insect or an amphibian. This includes stages like egg, larva, pupa and adult.
Insect's metamorphosis typically includes four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult.
Often appears as...
- insect metamorphosis
- amphibian metamorphosis
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Technical
noun
A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.
He was surprised by the metamorphosis of the town he grew up in.
Often appears as...
- unbelievable metamorphosis
- personal metamorphosis
noun
The process through which something or someone undergoes a noticeable change in appearance or character.
Over time, the small caterpillar underwent a metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly.
Often appears as...
- undergo a metamorphosis
- complete metamorphosis
noun
In biology, the development process of an organism like an insect or an amphibian. This includes stages like egg, larva, pupa and adult.
Insect's metamorphosis typically includes four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult.
Often appears as...
- insect metamorphosis
- amphibian metamorphosis
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.
He was surprised by the metamorphosis of the town he grew up in.
Often appears as...
- unbelievable metamorphosis
- personal metamorphosis
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Use
Metamorphosis can describe non-physical changes in beliefs or knowledge.
His political views experienced a metamorphosis during college.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural References
Literature and films often depict characters undergoing dramatic change as a metamorphosis.
The superhero's metamorphosis began after being exposed to a mysterious substance.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Do not confuse with minor change; metamorphosis implies a profound or total change.
The renovation did not just update the house; it was a complete metamorphosis.
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Use
Metamorphosis can describe non-physical changes in beliefs or knowledge.
His political views experienced a metamorphosis during college.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural References
Literature and films often depict characters undergoing dramatic change as a metamorphosis.
The superhero's metamorphosis began after being exposed to a mysterious substance.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Do not confuse with minor change; metamorphosis implies a profound or total change.
The renovation did not just update the house; it was a complete metamorphosis.
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Use
Metamorphosis can describe non-physical changes in beliefs or knowledge.
His political views experienced a metamorphosis during college.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural References
Literature and films often depict characters undergoing dramatic change as a metamorphosis.
The superhero's metamorphosis began after being exposed to a mysterious substance.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Do not confuse with minor change; metamorphosis implies a profound or total change.
The renovation did not just update the house; it was a complete metamorphosis.
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Morgan Spurlock: The...
Why is it important to reboot? What does the red represent? Tell me a little bit about that part. A little more about you that is not who you are. What are some other metamorphoses that you've had? Doesn't have to be fear. What kind of roller coaster are you on? EEEEEE! No, thank you. Thanks for you patience.
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What metamorphosis can...
joints you generate negative pressure in the joint itself and thus the dissolve gas is actually nucleate and that's the very similar phenomena that we actually observe in metamorphosis metamorphosis is a very difficult time because water is being lost from the shell and you
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What makes something...
His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships between systems of arbitrary power and the individuals caught up in them. Take, for example, Kafka's most famous story, "Metamorphosis."
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Encouraging curiosity-dri...
the case I'm trying to make here is actually the value of curiosity driven science another example very recently two weeks ago before I got a call from Chris I was studying metamorphosis and we discovered a physical object that is fundamentally important for
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Axolotls: The...
to forgo the demands of metamorphosis. However, they haven’t completely lost this ability. If exposed to certain substances, axolotls will turn into adults. But they’ll often experience shorter lifespans and lose some of their self-healing abilities.
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Why are there so many...
which they eat and use as accommodation for their eggs. And then there's the insects' mighty power of metamorphosis. This trait not only transforms insects, but also helps them maximize the available resources in an ecosystem. Take butterflies.
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The weird and wonderful...
of a life stage that takes place inside the egg for some other insects. According to this hypothesis, over millions of years, the larvae evolved the ability to eat and live outside the egg. Regardless of how complete metamorphosis originated,
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
the bounty they bring back will be enough to fuel the young males and queens through metamorphosis the queen is so close to achieving success within days of the battle her young fertile offspring have begun to spin their caps
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Stunning Close-ups: Meet...
amphibian specialist soap raise almost exclusively on amphibians and it's fought to have population declines itself which is almost as a direct result of amphibian populations as the tap hold metamorphosis into a
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Giant Hornets Massacre...
bounty they bring back will be enough to fuel the young males and Queens through metamorphosis
Video examples
Morgan Spurlock: The...
Why is it important to reboot? What does the red represent? Tell me a little bit about that part. A little more about you that is not who you are. What are some other metamorphoses that you've had? Doesn't have to be fear. What kind of roller coaster are you on? EEEEEE! No, thank you. Thanks for you patience.
Video examples
What metamorphosis can...
joints you generate negative pressure in the joint itself and thus the dissolve gas is actually nucleate and that's the very similar phenomena that we actually observe in metamorphosis metamorphosis is a very difficult time because water is being lost from the shell and you
Video examples
What makes something...
His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships between systems of arbitrary power and the individuals caught up in them. Take, for example, Kafka's most famous story, "Metamorphosis."
Video examples
Encouraging curiosity-dri...
the case I'm trying to make here is actually the value of curiosity driven science another example very recently two weeks ago before I got a call from Chris I was studying metamorphosis and we discovered a physical object that is fundamentally important for
Video examples
Axolotls: The...
to forgo the demands of metamorphosis. However, they haven’t completely lost this ability. If exposed to certain substances, axolotls will turn into adults. But they’ll often experience shorter lifespans and lose some of their self-healing abilities.
Video examples
Why are there so many...
which they eat and use as accommodation for their eggs. And then there's the insects' mighty power of metamorphosis. This trait not only transforms insects, but also helps them maximize the available resources in an ecosystem. Take butterflies.
Video examples
The weird and wonderful...
of a life stage that takes place inside the egg for some other insects. According to this hypothesis, over millions of years, the larvae evolved the ability to eat and live outside the egg. Regardless of how complete metamorphosis originated,
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
the bounty they bring back will be enough to fuel the young males and queens through metamorphosis the queen is so close to achieving success within days of the battle her young fertile offspring have begun to spin their caps
Video examples
Stunning Close-ups: Meet...
amphibian specialist soap raise almost exclusively on amphibians and it's fought to have population declines itself which is almost as a direct result of amphibian populations as the tap hold metamorphosis into a
Video examples
Giant Hornets Massacre...
bounty they bring back will be enough to fuel the young males and Queens through metamorphosis
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Albert Claude
Belgian Scientist
For over two billion years, through the apparent fancy of her endless differentiations and metamorphosis the Cell, as regards its basic physiological mechanisms, has remained one and the same. It is life itself, and our true and distant ancestor.
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Cristina Saralegui
Cuban Journalist
The talk show, as a genre, has been in decline for a while. It started with Jerry Springer, when the talk shows suffered a metamorphosis, going from the real and social issues to the hair-raising.
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Harold Brodkey
American Author
I awake with a not entirely sickened knowledge that I am merely young again and in a funny way at peace, an observer who is aware of time's chariot, aware that some metamorphosis has occurred.
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Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
The speed with which modern society has adapted to accommodate the world's vast spectrum of gender and sexual identities may be the most important cultural metamorphosis of our time.
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Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
The more a man can forget, the greater the number of metamorphoses which his life can undergo; the more he can remember, the more divine his life becomes.
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Lynn Whitfield
American Actress
The metamorphosis of people is so interesting. I guess that's why everybody loves before and afters, throwback Thursdays, and all that kind of thing.
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David Cassidy
American Actor
I've had a great metamorphosis in my life. I struggled for a number of years because I was identified with that image of the Seventies.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Death is acceptable only if it represents the physically necessary passage toward a union, the condition of a metamorphosis.
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Bhumi Pednekar
Indian Actress
Acting, for me, is a process of metamorphosis. It's about forgetting who I am and becoming someone entirely new.
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Pooja Bhatt
Indian Director
Metamorphosis is important as long as we learn from everything.
Quote examples
Albert Claude
Belgian Scientist
For over two billion years, through the apparent fancy of her endless differentiations and metamorphosis the Cell, as regards its basic physiological mechanisms, has remained one and the same. It is life itself, and our true and distant ancestor.
Quote examples
Cristina Saralegui
Cuban Journalist
The talk show, as a genre, has been in decline for a while. It started with Jerry Springer, when the talk shows suffered a metamorphosis, going from the real and social issues to the hair-raising.
Quote examples
Harold Brodkey
American Author
I awake with a not entirely sickened knowledge that I am merely young again and in a funny way at peace, an observer who is aware of time's chariot, aware that some metamorphosis has occurred.
Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
The speed with which modern society has adapted to accommodate the world's vast spectrum of gender and sexual identities may be the most important cultural metamorphosis of our time.
Quote examples
Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
The more a man can forget, the greater the number of metamorphoses which his life can undergo; the more he can remember, the more divine his life becomes.
Quote examples
Lynn Whitfield
American Actress
The metamorphosis of people is so interesting. I guess that's why everybody loves before and afters, throwback Thursdays, and all that kind of thing.
Quote examples
David Cassidy
American Actor
I've had a great metamorphosis in my life. I struggled for a number of years because I was identified with that image of the Seventies.
Quote examples
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Death is acceptable only if it represents the physically necessary passage toward a union, the condition of a metamorphosis.
Quote examples
Bhumi Pednekar
Indian Actress
Acting, for me, is a process of metamorphosis. It's about forgetting who I am and becoming someone entirely new.
Quote examples
Pooja Bhatt
Indian Director
Metamorphosis is important as long as we learn from everything.
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