gneissic

English

Etymology

gneiss +‎ -ic

Adjective

gneissic (not comparable)

1. (geology) of or relating to gneiss
   • 1921, C. K. Leith, The Economic Aspect of Geology‎^[1]:

     The development of the schistose or gneissic structure is accompanied by the recrystallization of the rock materials, producing new minerals of a platy or columnar type adapted to this parallel arrangement.

Translations

relating to gneiss

• French: gneissique (fr), gneisseux (fr)