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gneisses

gneisses is the plural of gneiss.

Meaning of gneiss

Noun

gneiss (usually uncountable, plural gneisses)

  1. (usually) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
    • The old towns along the route are as solidly built from the gneiss of the region as you might expect.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 98

Questions about gneisses

What is gneisses the plural of?
Gneisses is the plural of gneiss.

Words near gneisses in the dictionary

  1. gneeve
  2. Gneeveguilla
  3. gneeves
  4. Gneevguilla
  5. gneiss
  6. gneisses
  7. gneissgranite
  8. gneissgranites
  9. gneissic
  10. gneissification
  11. gneissitic

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