leptynitic
/ˌlɛp.təˈnɪt.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Refers to a fine-grained, typically light-colored metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz and feldspar, often associated with high-grade metamorphic processes.
Example Sentences
- "I have found the same regularity in the striation on the transition slate of the shores of Mjosen lake; on the leptynitic gneiss of the valley of Guldbrandsdalen, where I have, at the same time, seen exceedingly well characterised moraines; …"
- "Leptynitic garnet-biotite gneisses in the central and northern part of the Neoproterozoic Kerala Khondalite Belt KKB in southern India were regarded as the main source rocks for garnet-bearing leucogranites (Braun and Raith, 1994)."
- "This leptnitic mound is semi-weathered and the nature of the weathering is unlike to that of the die khondalite bodies."
Etymology
from French leptynite from Greek λεπτός (leptós) + -ic
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more leptynitic (comparative)
most leptynitic (superlative)