English Explanatory Dictionary

pyroclastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption.
noun
  1. A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin.

Word forms

pyroclastic pyroclastics

Etymology

From pyro- + clastic, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”), and κλαστός (klastós, “broken”).

Derived words

nonpyroclastic pyroclastically pyroclastic density current pyroclastic flow pyroclastic rock pyroclastic surge
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