petrifact
petrifact noun: an object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction.
Noun
petrifact (plural petrifacts)
- An object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction.
- The whole scene was littered with petrifacts of different sizes and kinds, enormous trees, weighing tons, bared of their branches, overthrown and turned to stone.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 132
- Her long hair, whiter than snow at normal times, had been combed out neatly and tied at the back. Illuminated by the sunlight, it was no longer like snow—but a petrifact, a diamond.2016, Yuu Kamiya, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 4
Forms of petrifact
| plural | petrifacts |
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Origin of petrifact
From Latin petra (“stone”) + (arte)fact.
Questions about petrifact
- What does petrifact mean?
- Petrifact means an object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction.
- What part of speech is petrifact?
- Petrifact is a noun.
- What is the plural of petrifact?
- The plural of petrifact is petrifacts.
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