pumice in Arabic
خَفَاف ḵafāf
/ˈpʌm.ɪs/
pumice in Arabic: خَفَاف (ḵafāf), حجر البركان (ḥajar al-burkān). In English, pumice means a light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.
Arabic words for pumice
- a light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock
- خَفَاف ḵafāf, حجر البركان ḥajar al-burkān
English meaning of pumice
- noun A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.
- verb To abrade or roughen with pumice.
pumice in other languages
Questions about pumice in Arabic
- What is the meaning of pumice in Arabic?
- Pumice in Arabic is خَفَاف (ḵafāf), حجر البركان (ḥajar al-burkān).
- ما معنى كلمة pumice؟
- Pumice: خَفَاف (ḵafāf), حجر البركان (ḥajar al-burkān).
- What does pumice mean in English?
- Pumice means a light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.
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