Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [tek-tahyt]
- /ˈtɛk taɪt/
- /tˈektaɪt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [tek-tahyt]
- /ˈtɛk taɪt/
Definitions of tektite word
- noun tektite any of several kinds of small glassy bodies, in various forms, occurring in Australia and elsewhere, now believed to have been produced by the impact of meteorites on the earth's surface. 1
- noun tektite a small dark glassy object found in several areas around the world, thought to be a product of meteorite impact 0
- noun tektite any of certain small, yellowish-green to black glassy bodies of various shapes, found in isolated locations around the world and thought to have originated as meteorites or from meteorite impacts 0
Information block about the term
Origin of tektite
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < Greek tēkt(ós) molten + -ite1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tektite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tektite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tektite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tektite
- what is tektite?
- what is a tektite?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with te
- Words starting with tek
- Words starting with tekt
- Words starting with tekti
- Words starting with tektit
- Words starting with tektite