tektite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛktaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tek′tīt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tek•tite  (tek′tīt),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologyany of several kinds of small glassy bodies, in various forms, occurring in Australia and elsewhere, now believed to have been produced by the impact of meteorites on the earth's surface.
  • Greek tēkt(ós) molten + -ite1
  • 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tektite / ˈtɛktaɪt/
  1. a small dark glassy object found in several areas around the world, thought to be a product of meteorite impact
Etymology: 20th Century: from Greek tēktos molten
'tektite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
microtektite - moldavite

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