单词 | ignimbrite |
释义 | ignimbrite[ ig-nim-brahyt ] / ˈɪg nɪmˌbraɪt / noun Petrology.a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting mainly of welded shards of feldspar and quartz. Also called welded tuff. Origin of ignimbrite1932; <Latin ign(is) fire + imbr-, stem of imber rain, shower + -ite1 Words nearby ignimbriteIgnatius of Loyola, Ignatius of Loyola, Saint, igneous, igneous rock, ignescent, ignimbrite, ignipuncture, ignis fatuus, ignite, igniter, ignition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ignimbriteignimbrite / (ˈɪɡnɪmˌbraɪt) / nouna rock formed by the deposition at high temperature and the consolidation of a nuée ardente or other type of ash flow, being a complicated mixture of volcanic materials welded together by heat, hot gases, and pressureAlso called: welded tuft See tuft Word Origin for ignimbriteC20: from Latin ign (is) fire + imbr (is), imber shower of rain + -ite 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for ignimbriteignimbrite [ ĭg′nĭm-brīt′ ] A volcanic rock formed by the consolidation of volcanic ash and other material ejected by an explosive volcanic eruption. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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