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obsidian


ob·sid·i·an

noun \əb-ˈsi-dē-ən\

Definition of OBSIDIAN

: a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
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Origin of OBSIDIAN

New Latin obsidianus, from Latin obsidianus lapis, false manuscript reading for obsianus lapis, literally, stone of Obsius, from Obsius, its supposed discoverer
First Known Use: 1796

Rhymes with OBSIDIAN

ascidian, Chalcidian, Dravidian, euclidean, Floridian, meridian, ophidian, Ovidian, quotidian, viridian

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