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Gneissoid

Gneis′soid

(-soid)
,
Adj.
[
Gneiss
+
-oid
.]
Resembling gneiss; having some of the characteristics of gneiss; – applied to rocks of an intermediate character between granite and gneiss, or mica slate and gneiss.

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gneissoid

gneissoid

English

Adjective

gneissoid (comparative more gneissoid, superlative most gneissoid)

  1. (geology) Having a structure similar to that of gneiss, or intermediate between that of gneiss and mica or granite

Noun

gneissoid (plural gneissoids)

  1. (geology) A metamorphic rock having the composition of a laminated granite