sílex — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flint noun A hard, fine-grained rock that produces sparks when struck against steel.
Senses
sílex 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
- noun A hard, fine-grained rock that produces sparks when struck against steel.
- noun A small piece of hard material used in a lighter to create a spark.
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