trinitite
English
noun
Definitions
- The glassy residue left on the desert floor after the (nuclear test)|Trinity nuclear bomb test of 1945 at Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA.
- by extension, any melt glasses left by atomic bombs
Etymology
Suffix from English Trinity.
Origin
English
Trinity
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Cognates and derived terms
- Holy Trinity English
- Trinity English
- trinitie Middle English