Definition

Verb: - To marble, to marbleize: The process of transforming a rock (typically limestone) into marble through metamorphism, involving high temperature and pressure. This geological process recrystallizes the rock's minerals, giving it a characteristic crystalline structure and often a veined appearance. - To become marble-like: More generally, to undergo a change that results in a texture, pattern, or appearance resembling that of marble.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Dưới tác động của nhiệt độ và áp suất cao, đá vôi dần bị cẩm thạch hóa. (Under the influence of high temperature and pressure, limestone gradually marbles.)
  • Quá trình cẩm thạch hóa tạo ra những vân đá đẹp mắt. (The marbleization process creates beautiful stone veins.)
  • Bề mặt bê tông sau khi xử lý đã cẩm thạch hóa, trông rất sang trọng. (The concrete surface, after treatment, has become marble-like, looking very luxurious.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sự cẩm thạch hóa" (Noun form): The act, process, or result of marbleization.
  • Sự cẩm thạch hóa của đá vôi là một hiện tượng địa chất thú vị. (The marbleization of limestone is an interesting geological phenomenon.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cẩm thạch (n): Marble (the stone itself).
  • Bàn cẩm thạch. (A marble table.)
• Hóa thạch (n): Fossil (a different geological process involving preservation).
• Biến chất (v/n): To metamorphose / metamorphism (the broader geological category).

Synonyms

• Biến thành cẩm thạch: To turn into marble.
• Tạo vân cẩm thạch: To marbleize (emphasizing the veined pattern).

Notes on Meaning

This is a specialized term primarily used in geology and related technical fields (e.g., construction, art restoration) to describe a specific transformation process. Its general use to mean "to make something look like marble" is less common but understandable.