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Laminated vs Gneissoid - What's the difference?

laminated | gneissoid |

As adjectives the difference between laminated and gneissoid

is that laminated is made by lamination while gneissoid is (geology) having a structure similar to that of gneiss, or intermediate between that of gneiss and mica or granite.

As a verb laminated

is (laminate).

As a noun gneissoid is

(geology) a metamorphic rock having the composition of a laminated granite.

laminated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made by lamination.
  • Consisting of many thin layers.
    • A laminated arch is a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails.
  • (geology, of rocks) Splitting into thin layers parallel to bedding.
    • Shale is laminated .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (laminate)

    • Anagrams

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    gneissoid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Having a structure similar to that of gneiss, or intermediate between that of gneiss and mica or granite

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A metamorphic rock having the composition of a laminated granite