How to pronounce fulgurite
American English pronunciation
FUL-gyuh-ryte
- IPA
- /ˈfʌlɡjəˌɹaɪt/
- Syllables
- FUL · gyuh · ryte (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What fulgurite means
A tube of glass made when lightning strikes sand
In a sentence: After the storm, Rosa dug a crooked fulgurite out of the beach.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word for lightning.
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