tektite
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тектит
Tektit
A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling…A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.
Meaning
1 sensesA small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.
Tektit
текти́тtektít
More definitions
- thought to derive from meteorites
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a glassy object formed from a meteor hitting the earth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a glassy object formed from a meteor hitting the earth:
Origin
From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).
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