trinitite

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noun

The glassy residue left on the desert floor after the Trinity nuclear bomb test of 1945 at Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA.

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atomsiteAlamogordo glassTrinity glass
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Meanings

nountrinitite (usually uncountable, plural trinitites)

plural trinitites

  1. uncountableusuallyThe glassy residue left on the desert floor after the Trinity nuclear bomb test of 1945 at Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA.
  2. broadlyuncountableusuallySynonym of atomsite: any melt glasses left by atomic bombs

    Synonyms: atomsite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of atomsite: any melt glasses left by atomic bombs

Similar
atomsite
Similar
Alamogordo glassTrinity glass
Broader
atomsitemelt glass
Narrower
Alamogordo glassatomsitehiroshimaitekharitonchik
Also see
alamogordo glassatomsite

Origin

From Trinity + -ite.

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APA

trinitite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitite

MLA

“trinitite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trinitite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitite.

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