Hornfels Definition

hôrnfĕlz
noun
A fine-grained metamorphic rock usually formed at shallow depths.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Hornfels

Noun

Singular:
hornfels
Plural:
hornfelses

Origin of Hornfels

  • German Horn horn hornblende Fels rock, cliff (from Middle High German vels) (from Old High German felis)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • German, meaning "horn stone", after its frequent association with glacial "horn peaks" in the Alps.

    From Wiktionary

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