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fulgurite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fossilized lightning

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin fulgur + -ite.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fulgurita — glass formed by lightning
  • Finnish: ukonvaaja — glass formed by lightning
  • French: fulgurite — glass formed by lightning
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lynrør — glass formed by lightning
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lynrøyr — glass formed by lightning
  • Portuguese: fulgurito — glass formed by lightning
  • Spanish: fulgurita — glass formed by lightning
  • Swedish: blixtrör — glass formed by lightning