What does "tektite" mean?

A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.

Tektite

Common synonyms include: fireball, glass bead, impact glass, impact glass fragment, meteor, natural glass.

noun

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Noun

1
A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.
2
thought to derive from meteorites wordnet

From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).