pedernal — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
pedernal is used for these senses in English:
- chert (geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
- 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 A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker.
- flint A small cylinder of some other material of the same function in a cigarette lighter, etc.
chert — full definition
- noun Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
- noun A flint-like tool made from chert.
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.