fulgurite

English

Etymology

From Latin fulgur +‎ -ite.

Noun

fulgurite (countable and uncountable, plural fulgurites)

1. Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.

   Synonym: fossilized lightning

Translations

glass formed by lightning

• Catalan: fulgurita f
• Finnish: ukonvaaja (fi)
• French: fulgurite (fr) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lynrør n

  Nynorsk: lynrøyr n or f

• Spanish: fulgurita (es) f
• Swedish: blixtrör n