obsidian

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
2. (uncountable, usually) A slightly bluish black, the color of obsidian glass.

Adj

Black.

Conceptes

obsidiana

Sinònims

flint

bloodletter

mountain mahogany

broken glass

Iceland agate

hyalopsite

Traduccions

ossidiana

obsidienne

Obsidian

obsidiana

obsidiaan

obsidiana

lavaglas

obsidiano

οψιάνος

οψιδιανός

Obsidienne

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin obsidianus; named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who discovered the stone in Aethiopia.