HyperDic: volcanic_glass

English > 1 sense of the expression volcanic glass:
NOUNsubstancevolcanic glassa kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly
English > volcanic glass: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly.
Narrowerobsidianacid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization
pitchstonedark acid granitic glass
tachyliteA basic or basalt glass
Broadervolcanic rockextrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
Spanishroca volcánica vítrea
Catalanroca volcànica vítria, vidre volcànic

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