| 单词 | hornfels |
| 释义 | hornfels[ hawrn-felz ] / ˈhɔrn fɛlz / nouna dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism. Origin of hornfels1850–55; <German, equivalent to Hornhorn + Fels rock, cliff Words nearby hornfelsHorner-Trantas dot, hornet, hornet clearwing, hornet's nest, Horney, hornfels, horn fly, Hornie, horn in, horning, horn in on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hornfels
British Dictionary definitions for hornfelshornfels / (ˈhɔːnfɛlz) / nouna hard compact fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat from a magmatic intrusion on neighbouring sedimentary rocksAlso called: hornstone Word Origin for hornfelsGerman: literally, horn rock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for hornfelshornfels [ hôrn′fĕlz′ ] A fine-grained metamorphic rock having a uniform grain size and formed by contact metamorphism. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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