schistose

[ shis-tohs ]

/ ˈʃɪs toʊs /

adjective

of, resembling, or in the form of schist.

Also schis·tous

[shis-tuhs]. /ˈʃɪs təs/.

Origin of schistose

First recorded in 1785–95; schist + -ose¹

OTHER WORDS FROM schistose

schis·tos·i·ty

[shi-stos-i-tee], /ʃɪˈstɒs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby schistose

schistocelia, schistocormia, schistocyte, schistocytosis, schistoglossia, schistose, schistosis, Schistosoma, Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni

Example sentences from the Web for schistose

Still more common is the occurrence of sheared, foliated or schistose forms of gabbro.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
The geologists are a fortunate race; they express all this, and many things besides, when they say that the rock is schistose.
A Tour Through The Pyrenees|Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Immediately above this schistose is a superincumbent mass of sandstone which appeared to form the upper structure of the island.
Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)|George Grey
Here it loses part of its schistose structure, but the separation into parallel layers is still discernible.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.

The average dip of the schistose planes is about 60°; from this they vary up to 90° and down to 20°.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head

单词	schistose
释义	schistose [ shis-tohs ] / ˈʃɪs toʊs / adjective of, resembling, or in the form of schist. Also schis·tous [shis-tuhs]. /ˈʃɪs təs/. Origin of schistose First recorded in 1785–95; schist + -ose¹ OTHER WORDS FROM schistose schis·tos·i·ty [shi-stos-i-tee], /ʃɪˈstɒs ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby schistose schistocelia, schistocormia, schistocyte, schistocytosis, schistoglossia, schistose, schistosis, Schistosoma, Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for schistose Still more common is the occurrence of sheared, foliated or schistose forms of gabbro. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4\|Various The geologists are a fortunate race; they express all this, and many things besides, when they say that the rock is schistose. A Tour Through The Pyrenees\|Hippolyte Adolphe Taine Immediately above this schistose is a superincumbent mass of sandstone which appeared to form the upper structure of the island. Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|George Grey Here it loses part of its schistose structure, but the separation into parallel layers is still discernible. A Manual of Elementary Geology\|Charles Lyell. The average dip of the schistose planes is about 60°; from this they vary up to 90° and down to 20°. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia\|James W. Head
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