HyperDic: gneiss

English > 1 sense of the word *gneiss*:
NOUN	substance	gneiss	a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite

gneiss > pronunciation
Sounds	nay's
Rhymes	advice ... vise: 29 rhymes with ays...

English > *gneiss*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite.
Broader	metamorphic rock	rock altered by pressure / pressure and heat / heat
Spanish	gneis, neis
Catalan	gneis