"polysynthetic twinning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polysynthetic twinnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} polysynthetic twinning (usually uncountable, plural polysynthetic twinnings)
  1. (geology) A type of contact twinning, typically observed in plagioclase, in which the composition surfaces are parallel to one another Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-polysynthetic_twinning-en-noun-~1anMvdp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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