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Definition of gneiss - a metamorphic rock with a banded or foliated structure, typically coarse-grained and consisting mainly of feldspar, quartz, and mi Definition of gneiss - a metamorphic rock with a banded or foliated structure, typically coarse-grained and consisting mainly of feldspar, quartz, and mi dictionary thesaurus
gneiss (usually uncountable, plural gneisses) (geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose. 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 98: The old towns along the route are as solidly built from the gneiss of the region as you might expect. This rock is gneiss, but donât take it for granite. Derived terms