单词 | schistose |
释义 | schistoseadj. 1. Geology. Laminated; having a formation resembling a schist. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > texture or colour > [adjective] > texture > laminated scaly1538 scissile1552 platy1789 flat-bedded1793 schistose1794 schistous1803 sheeted1903 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 182 Shistose Clay... 1st variety, Slate Clay, Shale. 1821 Tales My Landlord, Fair Witch Glas Llyn II. 353 A conical hill, called Cerrig Tym, composed of a schistose rock. 1838 W. F. Ainsworth Researches in Assyria 337 With a foliated or shistose fracture in one direction. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 255/2 The ores are rich, and are found in pockets in a schistose rock. ΚΠ 1831 J. Macculloch Syst. Geol. I. 158 A soft claystone, with a schistose tendency on exposure. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [adjective] > schist schistic1803 schistous1829 schistose1843 schistoid1852 1843 J. E. Portlock Rep. Geol. Londonderry 175 Quartz veins are abundant in many parts of the schistose country. Categories » 4. Botany. ‘Slaty, as to tint’ (B. D. Jackson, 1900). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1794 |
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