gneissicadj.
/ˈnʌɪsɪk/, /ˈɡnʌɪsɪk/, U.S. /ˈnaɪsɪk/ Of the nature of gneiss.
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gneissose1843
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gneissitic1856
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1859 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 205 The sides of these hills, composed of hornblende and gneissic rock..are steep, rugged and thickly wooded.
1880 Ramsay in Times 26 Aug. 5/2 In the Highlands of Scotland..there are gneissic rocks of pre-Cambrian age.
Derivatives
gneiˈssitic adj. rare
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [adjective] > gneiss
gneissy1799
gneissose1843
gneissoid1849
gneissitic1856
gneissic1859
1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 214 Dependent on the junction of the gneissitic beds with, or their transition into, the harder protogine of the aiguilles.
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