trinitite
The glassy residue left on the desert floor after the Trinity nuclear bomb test of…The glassy residue left on the desert floor after the Trinity nuclear bomb test of 1945 at Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The glassy residue left on the desert floor after the Trinity nuclear bomb test of 1945 at Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA.
(broadly, uncountable, usually)Synonym of atomsite: any melt glasses left by atomic bombs
Origin
From Trinity + -ite.From Trinity + -ite.
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Forms
plural: trinitites| Singular | trinitite |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymsatomsiteAlamogordo glassTrinity glass
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable