ignimbrite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/ En-ignimbrite.ogg

ignimbrite ignimbrites

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

igneous rock

ignimbritic

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