schist

Word family adjectiveschistoseschistousnounschistosityschist

Related topics: Geology

schist /ʃɪst/ noun [uncountableU]

HEGa type of rock that naturally breaks apart into thin flat pieces 片岩

Examples from the Corpus

schist• Near the waterline, the rushing waters have polished the schist to gunmetal, and carved it into fantastic flutes and chambers.

Origin schist

(1700-1800) French schiste, from Latin schistos (lapis) “stone that can be split”, from Greek, from schizein; → SCHISM

单词	schist
释义	schist Word family adjectiveschistoseschistousnounschistosityschist Related topics: Geology schist /ʃɪst/ noun [uncountableU] HEGa type of rock that naturally breaks apart into thin flat pieces 片岩 Examples from the Corpus schist• Near the waterline, the rushing waters have polished the schist to gunmetal, and carved it into fantastic flutes and chambers. Origin schist (1700-1800) French schiste, from Latin schistos (lapis) “stone that can be split”, from Greek, from schizein; → SCHISM
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