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fiamma

fiamma noun: a "flame structure" found in welded ignimbrite and tuff: a small, dark lens of glassy material (possibly pumice which was compressed or collapsed during welding).

Noun

fiamma (plural fiamme)

  1. A "flame structure" found in welded ignimbrite and tuff: a small, dark lens of glassy material (possibly pumice which was compressed or collapsed during welding).
    • […] black glass from "fiamma" of ignimbrites from Zavaritzkiy caldera in Simushir Is.1966, Bulletin Volcanologique, page 88
    • […] the largest fiamma in the centre of the photograph has responded in a brittle fashion to […]1993, Jocelyn McPhie, Mark Doyle, Rodney Leslie Allen, Volcanic Textures: A Guide to the Interpretation of Textures, page 135

Forms of fiamma

pluralfiamme

Origin of fiamma

Learned borrowing from Italian fiamma (“flame”).

Questions about fiamma

What does fiamma mean?
Fiamma means a "flame structure" found in welded ignimbrite and tuff: a small, dark lens of glassy material (possibly pumice which was compressed or collapsed during welding).
What part of speech is fiamma?
Fiamma is a noun.
What is the plural of fiamma?
The plural of fiamma is fiamme.

Words near fiamma in the dictionary

  1. fiador
  2. fiadors
  3. Fiallo
  4. Fiallos
  5. fialuridine
  6. fiamma
  7. fiamme
  8. Fian
  9. fiance
  10. fianced
  11. fiancee

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