Meanings
nounfulgurite (countable and uncountable, plural fulgurites)
plural fulgurites
- countableuncountableGlass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.
Synonyms: fossilized lightning
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGlass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.
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Translations
Catalan fulgurita
- fulguritaglass formed by lightning
Finnish ukonvaaja
- ukonvaajaglass formed by lightning
French fulgurite
- fulguriteglass formed by lightning
Norwegian Bokmål lynrør
- lynrørglass formed by lightning
Portuguese fulgurito
- fulguritoglass formed by lightning
Spanish fulgurita
- fulguritaglass formed by lightning
Swedish blixtrör
- blixtrörglass formed by lightning
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fulgurite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulgurite
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“fulgurite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulgurite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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