spherulite

[sfer-oo-lahyt, -yoo-, sfeer-] /ˈsfɛr ʊˌlaɪt, -yʊ-, ˈsfɪər-/

Word Origin

noun, Petrology.

a rounded aggregate of radiating crystals found in obsidian and other glassy igneous rocks.

Origin of spherulite

1815-1825

First recorded in 1815-25; spherule + -ite¹

Related forms

spherulitic

[sfer-oo-lit-ik, -yoo-, sfeer-] /ˌsfɛr ʊˈlɪt ɪk, -yʊ-, ˌsfɪər-/ (Show IPA), adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for spherulite

spherulite

/ˈsfɛrʊˌlaɪt/

noun

any of several spherical masses of radiating needle-like crystals of one or more minerals occurring in rocks such as obsidian

Derived Forms

spherulitic (ˌsfɛrʊˈlɪtɪk) adjective

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