Meanings
nounpseudotachylite (countable and uncountable, plural pseudotachylites)
plural pseudotachylites · alternative pseudotachylyte
- countableuncountablechemistryA dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults
Origin
- Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
- Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
- Middle Englishpseudo-
- Englishpseudo-
- Englishtachylite
- Englishpseudotachylite
Translations
Finnish pseudotakyliitti
- pseudotakyliittia dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults
Irish bréagthacailít
- bréagthacailíta dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults
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APA
pseudotachylite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotachylite
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“pseudotachylite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotachylite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudotachylite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotachylite.
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