noun Etymology: French ~e, from Latin ~os (lapis), literally, fissile stone, from Greek ~os that may be split, from schizein Date: circa 1782 a metamorphic crystalline rock that has a closely foliated structure and can be split along approximately parallel planes
SCHIST
Meaning of SCHIST in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012