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regmaglypt

Syllables: reg·ma·glypt/ˈɹɛɡ.mə.ɡlɪpt/US/ˈɹɛɡ.mə.ɡlipt/

regmaglypt noun: a small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint impression in clay, created by ablation while falling in an atmosphere.

regmaglypt: a small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint...
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Noun

regmaglypt (plural regmaglypts)

  1. A small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint impression in clay, created by ablation while falling in an atmosphere.
    • But, as the author has established, when an individual sample of a meteorite shower has a semi-orientated shape (roughly conoid, as in the given case), it must have definite morphological properties: on its front surface it must have a fully developed typical regmaglypt – relief which has had time...1960, E. L. Krinov [i.e., Yevgeny Leonidovich Krinov], “Morphology of Meteorites”, in Irene Vidziunas, transl., edited by Harrison Brown, Principles of Meteoritics; Translated from the Russian...
    • This, the Warburton Range meteorite, weighs 125 lbs and is a single mass […] displaying regmaglypt patterns on its surface.1965 June, G. J. H. McCall, “Advances in Meteoritics in Western Australia”, in Meteoritics: The Journal of the Meteoritical Society, volume 2, number 4, Fayeteville, Ark.: Meteoritical Society...

regmaglypt meaning in Tamil

regmaglypt in Tamil

small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite
விண்கல் பள்ளம் viṇkal paḷḷam

Examples of regmaglypt in a sentence

  • The largest Henbury meteorites show beautiful regmaglypt structures.1994, O[ran] Richard Norton, Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters, Missoula, Mont.: Mountain Press Publishing Company, →ISBN...
  • Another product of ablation that occurs during a meteoroid's brief atmospheric passage is the development of surface pits or regmaglypts on stones and irons alike.2008, O[ran] Richard Norton, Lawrence A. Chitwood, “Meteoroids to Meteorites: Lessons in Survival”, in Field Guide to Meteors and...

Synonyms of regmaglypt

Forms of regmaglypt

pluralregmaglypts
alternative formrhegmaglypt

Origin of regmaglypt

From Ancient Greek ῥῆγμα (rhêgma, “something broken or rent asunder; a breach, cleft, fracture”), + γλυπτόν (gluptón, “carving, sculpture”).

Words formed from regmaglypt

Questions about regmaglypt

What does regmaglypt mean?
Regmaglypt means a small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint impression in clay, created by ablation while falling in an atmosphere.
What is regmaglypt in Tamil?
Regmaglypt in Tamil is விண்கல் பள்ளம் (viṇkal paḷḷam). See Regmaglypt meaning in Tamil.
How do you use regmaglypt in a sentence?
The largest Henbury meteorites show beautiful regmaglypt structures.
What part of speech is regmaglypt?
Regmaglypt is a noun.
How do you pronounce regmaglypt?
Regmaglypt is pronounced /ˈɹɛɡ.mə.ɡlɪpt/ (UK).
What is the plural of regmaglypt?
The plural of regmaglypt is regmaglypts.

Words near regmaglypt in the dictionary

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  8. regmaglyptic
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  10. regmaker
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