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tuya

tuya noun: table mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting primarily of a mound of pyroclastic palagonitic tuff, lava delta hyaloclastites, and pillow lavas erupted subaqueously in an englacial lake, capped by a resistant layer of subaerially-emplaced lava.

Noun

tuya (plural tuyas)

  1. Table mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting primarily of a mound of pyroclastic palagonitic tuff, lava delta hyaloclastites, and pillow lavas erupted subaqueously in an englacial lake, capped by a resistant layer of subaerially-emplaced lava.

Proper noun capitalized: Tuya

Tuya

  1. A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines.

Forms of tuya

pluraltuyas

Origin of tuya

Coined by Canadian volcanologist Bill Matthews in 1947. Named after Tuya Butte, in British Columbia.

Questions about tuya

What does tuya mean?
Tuya means table mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting primarily of a mound of pyroclastic palagonitic tuff, lava delta hyaloclastites, and pillow lavas erupted subaqueously in an englacial lake, capped by a resistant layer of subaerially-emplaced lava.
What part of speech is tuya?
Tuya can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of tuya?
The plural of tuya is tuyas.

Words near tuya in the dictionary

  1. Tuxtla quail-dove
  2. Tuxtla quail-doves
  3. tuxy
  4. tuxying
  5. Tuy
  6. tuya
  7. tuyas
  8. Tuybo
  9. tuyer
  10. tuyere
  11. tuyeres

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