A generic name for porous stones, formed of pulverulent matter consolidated and often stratified. (See Note s.v. tuff, n.)
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [adjective] > volcanic > volcanic tuff (5) tufa1777 A generic name for porous stones, formed of pulverulent matter consolidated and often stratified. (See Note s.v. tuff, n.) tufaceous1876 Having the nature or texture of tufa; consisting of tufa. tuffaceous1882 ‘Having the properties of or composed of volcanic tuff’ (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909); distinguished from tufaceous in the specific sense. Subcategories:— varieties of (2) |
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