gneiss
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Etymology[edit]
From German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto (“spark”). More at gnast.
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Noun[edit]
gneiss (usually uncountable, plural gneisses)
- (geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 98:
- The old towns along the route are as solidly built from the gneiss of the region as you might expect.
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Translations[edit]
common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock
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