tektite

tektite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tektite (plural tektites)

1. A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of meteorite fragments that hit the Earth.

Translations

a glassy object formed from a meteor hitting the earth

Czech: tektit French: tectite (fr) m German: Tektit m

Russian: текти́т (ru) m (tektít) Spanish: tectita

Further reading

• tektite at OneLook Dictionary Search