Definition
Describing igneous rock that lacks visible mineral crystals to the naked eye, appearing glassy or very fine-grained.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'phaneros' (visible). It describes rocks formed from lava that cooled so quickly that crystals didn't have time to grow large enough to see.
Kelly Says
Obsidian, the shiny black volcanic glass used by ancient peoples for sharp tools and mirrors, is aphyric—its extreme cooling created a rock so smooth and glassy that it can actually cut better than modern surgical steel.
Translations
ARالعربية
عديم الصفراء
ʿadīm aṣ-ṣafrāʾ
BNবাংলা
নির্পিত্ত
nirpitta
CACatalà
sense bilis
sɛnˈsɛ biˈlis
ELΕλληνικά
αφρικός
afrikós
ESEspañol
aférico
aˈferiko
FISuomi
sappitön
sɑpːitøn
FRFrançais
aphyrique
afiʁik
HIहिन्दी
निर्पित्त
nirpitta
HUMagyar
epevesztes
ɛpɛvɛʃtɛʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
afrik
afrik
IGIG
enweghị akpụ
enweghị akpụ
ITItaliano
aférico
aˈfɛːriko
KKKK
сарысуызсыз
sarysuwsyz
KMKM
គ្មានទឹកពង
kŋmɑn tɨk pŭɲ
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa hempedu
tanpa hempedu
MYမြန်မာ
အဆီချိန်ပြတ်
ʔaʃì t͡ʃèɰ̃prat
PLPolski
bezżółciowy
bɛd͡ʑuɫt͡ɕɔvɨ
PTPortuguês
aférico
ɐˈfɛɾiku
RUРусский
афферический
affericheskij
SVSvenska
galllös
ɡalːløs
SWKiswahili
bila mkojo
bila mkojo
TAதமிழ்
பித்தமில்லாத
pittamillāta
TEతెలుగు
నిర్పిత్త
nirpitta
THไทย
ไม่มีน้ำดี
mâi mii námdee
TLTL
walang apdo
walang apdo
TRTürkçe
safrasız
safrasız
UKУкраїнська
аферичний
aferychnyj
VITiếng Việt
không có mật
khong co mat