Tektite Definition

tĕktīt
noun
Any of certain small, yellowish-green to black glassy bodies of various shapes, found in isolated locations around the world and thought to have originated as meteorites or from meteorite impacts.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tektite

Noun

Singular:
tektite
Plural:
tektites

Origin of Tektite

  • From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tÄ“ktos, “molten"), from τήκειν (tÄ“kein, “to melt").

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek tēktos molten (from tēkein to melt) –ite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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