piezoglypt

English
A meteorite on Mars with piezoglypts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πιέζειν (piézein, “to press, squeeze”), and γλυπτόν (gluptón, “a carving, sculpture”).

Noun

piezoglypt (plural piezoglypts)

  1. (astronomy, geology) A regmaglypt.

References
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