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Definitions for Obsidian
[1] a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture.
[2] a dark volcanic glass formed by very rapid solidification of lava Also called: Iceland agate
Words related to Obsidian
slag, magma, basalt, midnight, dark, sable, ebony, raven, jet, slate, onyx, coal, pitch, brunet, clouded, charcoal, sloe, jetty, ashes, scoria
Words nearby Obsidian
obsessed, obsession, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsidian, obsidian dating, obsidional coin, obsolesc., obsolesce, obsolescence
Origin of Obsidian
1350–1400; < Latin Obsidiānus, printer's error for Obsiānus pertaining to Obsius, the discoverer (according to Pliny) of a similar mineral in Ethiopia; replacing Middle English obsianus < Latin; see -an
Word origin for Obsidian
C17: from Latin obsidiānus, erroneous transcription of obsiānus (lapis ) (stone of) Obsius, the name (in Pliny) of the discoverer of a stone resembling obsidian
Synonyms for Obsidian
dark, ebony, midnight, raven, sable, atramentous, bituminous, coal-black, ebon, inky, pitch-black, pitch-dark