ORTHOGNEISS

Meaning of ORTHOGNEISS in English

ˈȯ(r)thə+ˌ- noun

Etymology: German orthogneis, from orth- + gneis gneiss — more at gneiss

: gneiss derived from an igneous rock

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

GNEISS — Medium-to coarse-grained metamorphic rock with parallel, somewhat irregular banding that has little tendency to split along planes. Gneiss is the …
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GRANITE-GNEISS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a rock consisting of an orthogneiss or paragneiss having the composition of a granite
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GNEISS — ˈnīs noun ( -es ) Etymology: German gneis, probably alteration of Middle High German gneiste, ganeiste spark, from Old High …
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GNEISS — metamorphic rock that has a distinct banding, which is apparent in hand specimen or on a microscopic scale. Gneiss usually …
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GNEISS — n. Medium-to coarse-grained metamorphic rock with parallel, somewhat irregular banding that has little tendency to split along planes. Gneiss is …
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