schist
(noun) any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
schist (countable and uncountable, plural schists)
Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.
• stichs
Source: Wiktionary
Schist (shîst), n. Etym: [Gr. schiste. See Schism.] (Geol.)
Definition: Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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