gneiss
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gneiss
- /ˈnaɪs/
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Where it comes from
From German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto (“spark”). More at gnast.
noun gneisses
- A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose. The old towns along the route are as solidly built from the gneiss of the region as you might expect.
