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- [shist]
- /ʃɪst/
- /ʃɪst/
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- [shist]
- /ʃɪst/
Definitions of schist word
- noun schist any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement. 1
- noun schist type of rock 1
- noun schist any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers because its micaceous minerals have become aligned in thin parallel bands 0
- noun schist any of a group of metamorphic rocks containing parallel layers of flaky minerals, as mica or talc, and splitting easily into thin, parallel leaves 0
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Origin of schist
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; < New Latin schistus, Latin (lapis) schistos < Greek schistós divided, curdled, divisible, derivative of schízein to split, with -tos adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Schist
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schist popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
schist usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with schist
- what kind of rock is schist?
- what is schist?
- what is schist used for?
- what type of rock is schist?
- how is schist formed?
- what does schist look like?
- what is the difference between schist and gneiss?
- schist is what type of rock?
- where is schist found?
- how schist is formed?
- what minerals are in schist?
- what is mica schist?
- what type of rock is mica schist?
- where does schist come from?
- how is schist made?
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