piezoglypt

English

A meteorite on Mars with piezoglypts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πιέζειν (piézein, “to press, squeeze”), and γλυπτόν (gluptón, “a carving, sculpture”).

Noun

piezoglypt (plural piezoglypts)

1. (astronomy, geology) A regmaglypt.

References

• McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, 2003. →ISBN.
• McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy, Second Edition, 2003. →ISBN
• “Popular Miscellany”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 18, 1880 December
• γλυπτόν entry at Study Bible - Online Greek Hebrew KJV Parallel Bible Study Tools