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pyroclastic density current

pyroclastic density current noun: a pyroclastic flow; a gas-rich, hot, dense, ground-hugging torrent of ash, lapilli, and volcanic blocks that results from the gravitational collapse of a volcanic eruption column, associated with explosive plinian and ultraplinian volcanic eruptions, and which produces a type of volcaniclastic deposit called an ash-flow tuff or an ignimbrite.

Noun

pyroclastic density current (plural pyroclastic density currents)

  1. a pyroclastic flow; a gas-rich, hot, dense, ground-hugging torrent of ash, lapilli, and volcanic blocks that results from the gravitational collapse of a volcanic eruption column, associated with explosive plinian and ultraplinian volcanic eruptions, and which produces a type of volcaniclastic deposit called an ash-flow tuff or an ignimbrite.

Synonyms of pyroclastic density current

Forms of pyroclastic density current

pluralpyroclastic density currents

Questions about pyroclastic density current

What does pyroclastic density current mean?
Pyroclastic density current means a pyroclastic flow; a gas-rich, hot, dense, ground-hugging torrent of ash, lapilli, and volcanic blocks that results from the gravitational collapse of a volcanic eruption column, associated with explosive plinian and ultraplinian volcanic eruptions, and which produces a type of volcaniclastic deposit called an ash-flow tuff or an ignimbrite.
What part of speech is pyroclastic density current?
Pyroclastic density current is a noun.
What is the plural of pyroclastic density current?
The plural of pyroclastic density current is pyroclastic density currents.

Words near pyroclastic density current in the dictionary

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  4. pyroclast
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  6. pyroclastic density current
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  8. pyroclastic flows
  9. pyroclastic rock
  10. pyroclastic rocks
  11. pyroclastic surge

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