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tektite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
tek-tite
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

tektites (plural)

Derived Forms

microtektite tektitic

Questions

What does tektite mean?
A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.
Where does tektite come from?
From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).

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