First recorded in 1525–35; plate 1 + -y 1
1930–35; by shortening of New Latin Platypoecilus genus name, equivalent to platy- platy- + -poecilus < Greek poikílos mottled
Combining form representing Greek platýs; see flat 1
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The Blue Jays are scheduled to start July 24 at Tampa Bay and platy their home opener five days later against Washington.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2020
Slate is a fine-grained metamorphic rock that exhibits a foliation called slaty cleavage that is the flat orientation of the small platy crystals of mica and chlorite forming perpendicular to the direction of stress.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Schistosity is a textural description of foliation created by the parallel alignment of platy visible grains.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The “green” part of the name is derived from green minerals like chlorite, serpentine, and epidote, and the “schist” part is applied due to the presence of platy minerals such as muscovite.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The development of the schistose or gneissic structure is accompanied by the recrystallization of the rock materials, producing new minerals of a platy or columnar type adapted to this parallel arrangement.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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