Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gneissic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: gneis-sic
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or relating to gneiss

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From gneiss + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gneiss

Questions

What does gneissic mean?: of or relating to gneiss
Where does gneissic come from?: From gneiss + -ic.

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