tektite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tektite (plural tektites)

1. A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.

Hypernyms

• lechatelierite

Hyponyms

• desert glass

Translations

a glassy object formed from a meteor hitting the earth

• Czech: tektit
• French: tectite (fr) m
• German: Tektit (de) m
• Russian: текти́т (ru) m (tektít)
• Spanish: tectita

Further reading

• “tektite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.