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gneissic

gneissic adjective: of or relating to gneiss.

Adjective

gneissic (not comparable)

  1. of or relating to gneiss
    • The development of the schistose or gneissic structure is accompanied by the recrystallization of the rock materials, producing new minerals of a platy or columnar type adapted to this parallel arrangement.1921, C. K. Leith, The Economic Aspect of Geology

Origin of gneissic

From gneiss + -ic.

Questions about gneissic

What does gneissic mean?
Gneissic means of or relating to gneiss.
What part of speech is gneissic?
Gneissic is an adjective.

Words near gneissic in the dictionary

  1. Gneevguilla
  2. gneiss
  3. gneisses
  4. gneissgranite
  5. gneissgranites
  6. gneissic
  7. gneissification
  8. gneissitic
  9. gneissoid
  10. gneissoids
  11. gneissose

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