
Gneissoid
UK
/ˈnaɪsɔɪd/
US
/ˈnaɪsɔɪd/

Translation of "gneissoid" into Russian
gneissoid
AdjectiveUK
/ˈnaɪsɔɪd/
US
/ˈnaɪsɔɪd/
gneissoid
more gneissoid Comp.
most gneissoid Super.
The rock has a gneissoid texture.
У породы гнейсоидная текстура.
Definitions
gneissoid
NounUK
/ˈnaɪsɔɪd/
US
/ˈnaɪsɔɪd/
A rock that possesses a gneissoid texture or structure.
Field geologists collected several gneissoids for petrographic analysis.
gneissoid
AdjectiveUK
/ˈnaɪsɔɪd/
US
/ˈnaɪsɔɪd/
Resembling or having characteristics of gneiss, a type of metamorphic rock with a banded or foliated structure.
The gneissoid texture of the rock indicated that it had undergone significant metamorphic processes.