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Pronunciation
IPA|/�naɪs/)

Noun
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gneiss (plural gneisses)
image:Gneiss.jpg|thumb|Gneiss

1. geology a common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins

Pronunciation
AHD: nīs
IPA: /naɪs/
SAMPA: /<tt>naIs</tt>/
audio|en-us-nice.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪs|-aɪs

Translations

Basque: gneiss
Chinese: �麻岩#Chinese|�麻岩
Croatian: t+|hr|gnajs|m
Czech: t-|cs|rula|f
Danish: t-|da|gnejs
Dutch: gneis
Esperanto: gnejso
Estonian: t-|et|gneiss
Finnish: t-|fi|gneissi
French: t+|fr|gneiss
German: Gneis
Hungarian: gneisz
Ido: gneiso
Italian: ortogneiss
Japanese: �麻岩#Japanese|�麻岩 (�����, henmagan)
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Korean: ��� (py�n.ma.am)
Lithuanian: gneisas
Luxembourgish: Gneis
Macedonian: гна�� (gnajs)
Norwegian: gneis
Persian: FAchar|گ��س (gneys)
Polish: t-|pl|gnejs
Portuguese: gneisse
Russian: гней� (gn�ĭs)
Spanish: neis m, gneis m
Swedish: t-|sv|gnejs
Ukrainian: гней� (gneĭs)
Vietnamese: gơ-nai

Homophones
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de:gneiss
fr:gneiss
io:gneiss
ru:gneiss
te:gneiss
vi:gneiss
zh:gneiss

• 2007-11-28 22:45 - Tbot - added t for da, pl, sv

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