gneiss
noun/naɪs/
/naɪs/
[uncountable] (geology)- a type of metamorphic rock formed at high pressure and temperature deep in the groundWord Originmid 18th cent.: from German, from Old High German gneisto ‘spark’ (because of the rock's sheen).
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