See Also: mylonite(dictionary)

kyu (iou) and mylonite (iou)


kyu (iou)



kyu noun. [kju:] M20.
[Japanese kyu class.]
Each of the (numbered) grades of the less advanced level of proficiency in judo, karate, and Other martial (or orig. martial) arts, (also kyu grade); a person who has reached (a specified grade of) this level. Cf. DAN noun4.

mylonite (iou)



mylonite noun. L19.
[from Greek mulon mill + -ITE1.]
Petrography. A schist, esp. a banded one, resulting from the grinding or crushing of rocks.
mylonitic adjective pertaining to or of the Nature of a mylonite L19.
myloniti'zation noun = mylonization E20.
mylonitize verb trans. = mylonize E20.
myloni'zation noun the formation of mylonite E20.
mylonize verb trans. convert into mylonite (chiefly as
mylonized ppl adjective.) E20.