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ignimbrite

UK/ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/

ignimbrite noun: a deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.

Noun

ignimbrite (countable and uncountable, plural ignimbrites)

  1. A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.
    • The walls of the houses and shops and temples were often constructed of alternating courses of large blocks of ignimbrite and small, sienna-coloured Roman bricks.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 13

Forms of ignimbrite

pluralignimbrites

Origin of ignimbrite

By surface analysis, igni- (“fire”) + Latin imbris (“shower; stormcloud”) + -ite.

Words formed from ignimbrite

Questions about ignimbrite

What does ignimbrite mean?
Ignimbrite means a deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.
What part of speech is ignimbrite?
Ignimbrite is a noun.
How do you pronounce ignimbrite?
Ignimbrite is pronounced /ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of ignimbrite?
The plural of ignimbrite is ignimbrites.

Words near ignimbrite in the dictionary

  1. ignifuge
  2. ignifuges
  3. ignify
  4. ignifying
  5. ignigenous
  6. ignimbrite
  7. ignimbrites
  8. ignimbritic
  9. ignipotence
  10. ignipotent
  11. ignipuncture

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