gneiss

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Pronunciation

• enPR: nīs, IPA: /ˈnaɪs/

Noun

gneiss (uncountable)

1. (geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 98:

     The old towns along the route are as solidly built from the gneiss of the region as you might expect.

Translations

• French: gneiss
• German: Gneis
• Italian: ortogneiss
• Portuguese: gneisse
• Russian: гнейс
• Spanish: neis, gneis

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