TEKTITE


Meaning of TEKTITE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' tek- ˌ t ī t

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek t ē ktos molten, from t ē kein to melt ― more at THAW

Date: 1909

: a glassy body of probably meteoritic origin and of rounded but indefinite shape

– tek · tit · ic \ tek- ' ti-tik \ adjective

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