GNEISS


Meaning of GNEISS in English

[gneiss] n [G Gneis, alter. of MHG gneiste spark, fr. OHG gneisto; akin to OE fyrgnast spark] (1757): a foliated metamorphic rock corresponding in composition to a feldspathic plutonic rock (as granite) -- gneiss.ic adj -- gneiss.oid adj -- gneiss.ose adj

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