NOUN | substance | volcanic glass | a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly |
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Meaning | A kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly. | |
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Narrower | obsidian | acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization |
pitchstone | dark acid granitic glass | |
tachylite | A basic or basalt glass | |
Broader | volcanic rock | extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth |
Spanish | roca volcánica vítrea | |
Catalan | roca volcànica vítria, vidre volcànic |
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