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Splintery vs Hornfels - What's the difference?

splintery | hornfels |

As an adjective splintery

is having many splinters.

As a noun hornfels is

any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.

splintery

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having many splinters.
  • Given to splintering.
  • Derived terms

    * splinteriness

    hornfels

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hornfels)
  • Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.