obsidian

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

flint

bloodletter

mountain mahogany

broken glass

Iceland agate

hyalopsite

Translations

ossidiana

obsidienne

obsidiana

Obsidian

obsidiana

obsidiaan

obsidiana

lavaglas

obsidiano

οψιάνος

οψιδιανός

Obsidienne

حجر السج

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/

Etymology

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