tektite
/ˈtektaɪt/noun
- Geology a small black glassy object found in numbers over certain areas of the earth's surface, believed to have been formed as molten debris in meteorite impacts and scattered widely through the air【地质】熔融石, 玻陨石。
词源
early 20th cent.: coined in German from Greek tēktos 'molten' （from tēkein 'melt'） + -ITE1.