tektite
nounEtymology From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).
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A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.
- Derived terms
- microtektite, tektitic
- Hypernyms
- lechatelierite
- Hyponyms
- desert glass