TACHYLYTE


Meaning of TACHYLYTE in English

— tachylitic /tak'euh lit"ik/ , adj.

/tak"euh luyt'/ , n. Petrog.

a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and of a high luster.

Also, tachylite .

[ 1865-70; TACHY- + -LYTE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .