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ultraplinian

ultraplinian adjective: more powerful than that of Vesuvius in AD 79 (witnessed by Pliny the younger).

Adjective

ultraplinian (not comparable)

  1. More powerful than that of Vesuvius in AD 79 (witnessed by Pliny the younger)
    • The volcanic components of fluvio-lacustrine sedimentary series in Southern Apennines are mainly associated with the plinian and ultraplinian eruptions of Roccamonfina and Vulture volcanoes.2015 October 13, “A Human Deciduous Tooth and New 40Ar/39Ar Dating Results from the Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Site of Isernia La Pineta, Southern Italy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of ultraplinian

From ultra- + Plinian.

Questions about ultraplinian

What does ultraplinian mean?
Ultraplinian means more powerful than that of Vesuvius in AD 79 (witnessed by Pliny the younger).
What part of speech is ultraplinian?
Ultraplinian is an adjective.

Words near ultraplinian in the dictionary

  1. ultraphytoplanktonic
  2. ultraphytoplanktons
  3. ultrapious
  4. ultraplanetary
  5. ultraplankton
  6. ultraplinian
  7. ultrapolarized
  8. ultrapolish
  9. ultrapolished
  10. ultrapolishes
  11. ultrapolishing

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