| 释义 |
gneissic, a.|ˈnaɪsɪk, ˈgnaɪsɪk|
[f. prec. + -ic.]
Of the nature of gneiss.
1859R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 205 The sides of these hills, composed of hornblende and gneissic rock..are steep, rugged and thickly wooded. 1880Ramsay in Times 26 Aug. 5/2 In the Highlands of Scotland..there are gneissic rocks of pre-Cambrian age.
So gneiˈssitic a. rare.
1856Ruskin Mod. Paint. IV. v. xv. §16 Dependent on the junction of the gneissitic beds with, or their transition into, the harder protogine of the aiguilles. |