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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kokuyōseki
"黒曜石は鋭い破片に割れるため、ナイフとして使われました。"
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A dark, glasslike volcanic rock that forms when lava cools rapidly without crystal growth.
"Ancient peoples used sharp flakes of obsidian to craft arrowheads and blades."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'obsidianus', a misspelling of 'obsianus', referring to a stone found in Ethiopia by a Roman explorer named Obsidius.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obsidian" is said worldwide
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obsidienne
Transliteration: obsidienne
"Les outils anciens étaient souvent façonnés en obsidienne."
Obsidian
Transliteration: Obsidian
"Das Messer hatte eine Klinge aus schwarzem Obsidian."
ossidiana
Transliteration: ossidiana
"L'ossidiana è un vetro vulcanico naturale."
obsidiana
Transliteration: obsidiana
"La cultura maya utilizaba la obsidiana para hacer armas."
obsidiana
Transliteration: obsidiana
"A obsidiana é uma rocha ígnea extrusiva."
ऑब्सीडियन
Transliteration: obsidian
"ऑब्सीडियन एक प्राकृतिक रूप से पाया जाने वाला ज्वालामुखी का कांच है।"
黑曜石
Transliteration: hēiyàoshí
"古代人常用黑曜石来制作箭头。"
흑요석
Transliteration: heugyoseok
"흑요석은 용암이 빠르게 식어서 만들어진 화산암입니다."
黒曜石
Transliteration: kokuyōseki
"黒曜石は鋭い破片に割れるため、ナイフとして使われました。"
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