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flint — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flint noun A hard, fine-grained rock that produces sparks when struck against steel.

Senses

flint is used for these senses in English:

  • flint A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.

flint — full definition

  1. noun A hard, fine-grained rock that produces sparks when struck against steel.
  2. noun A small piece of hard material used in a lighter to create a spark.

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