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单词 volcanic glass
释义

volcanic glass


noun

a natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly; obsidian.

Origin of volcanic glass

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby volcanic glass

volcanic, volcanic arc, volcanic ash, volcanic bomb, volcanic cone, volcanic glass, volcaniclastic, volcanic pipe, volcanic tuff, volcanism, volcanize
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Example sentences from the Web for volcanic glass

  • She armed herself with an obsidian or volcanic-glass knife, and waited their coming.

    Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina|W. D. Westervelt

British Dictionary definitions for volcanic glass

volcanic glass

noun

any of several glassy volcanic igneous rocks, such as obsidian and pitchstone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for volcanic glass

volcanic glass

Natural glass produced by the cooling of molten lava too quickly to permit crystallization. Obsidian is a type of volcanic glass.
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