pumice
Syllables: pum·ice/ˈpʌm.ɪs/
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.
Noun
pumice (countable and uncountable, plural pumices)
- 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.
- The wind blew close to the ground - it rooted among the tussock grass - slithered along the road, so that the white pumice dust swirled in our faces - settled and sifted over us and was like a dry-skin itching for growth on our bodies.1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, Oxford World's Classics 2002, page 10
Verb
pumice (third-person singular simple present pumices, present participle pumicing, simple past and past participle pumiced)
pumice meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
pumice in Hindi
- a light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock
- झाँवाँ jhā̃vā̃
pumice in Tamil
- நுரைக்கல், நொய்கல், நுரைகல், குளிக்க பயன்படுகிறது
pumice in Urdu
- a light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock
- جھان٘واں jhā̃vā̃
pumice in Bengali
- a light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock
- ঝামা পাথর jhama pathor
More languagesFewer languages
- pumice in Tagalog
- batong-buga, buga
- pumice in Arabic
- خَفَاف ḵafāf, حجر البركان ḥajar al-burkān
- pumice in Malay
- pumis
- pumice in Indonesian
- batu apung
- pumice in Thai
- หินภูเขาไฟ, หินพัมมิซ
- pumice in Vietnamese
- đá bọt
- pumice in Myanmar
- ကျောက်ပွ kyaukpwa.
Forms of pumice
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pumices |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pumices |
| present participle | pumicing |
| past participle | pumiced |
| past | pumiced |
Origin of pumice
From Anglo-Norman and Old French pomis (“pumice stone”), from Latin pūmex (“pumice stone”). Doublet of pounce.
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Questions about pumice
- What does pumice mean?
- 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.
- What is pumice in Hindi?
- Pumice in Hindi is झाँवाँ (jhā̃vā̃). See Pumice meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pumice?
- Pumice can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pumice?
- Pumice is pronounced /ˈpʌm.ɪs/.
- What is the plural of pumice?
- The plural of pumice is pumices.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pumice (page history and authors); pumice (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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