"pyroclastic" meaning in All languages combined

See pyroclastic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From pyro- + clastic, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”), and κλαστός (klastós, “broken”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pyro}} pyro- +, {{uder|en|grc|πῦρ||fire}} Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pyroclastic (not comparable)
  1. (volcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Volcanology Derived forms: pyroclastic flow, pyroclastic rock, pyroclastic surge Translations (composed of volcanic rock fragments): piroclàstic (Catalan), 火山碎屑 (huǒshān suìxiè) (Chinese Mandarin), tuliperäinen (Finnish), pyroclastique (French), piroclástico [masculine] (Galician), pyroklastisch (German), pireaclastach (Irish), piroclastico (Italian), piroklastyczny [masculine] (Polish), piroclástico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pyroclastic-en-adj-fU9Mw6ir Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pyro-, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyro-: 54 46 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 84 16 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, volcanology

Noun [English]

Forms: pyroclastics [plural]
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From pyro- + clastic, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”), and κλαστός (klastós, “broken”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pyro}} pyro- +, {{uder|en|grc|πῦρ||fire}} Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyroclastic (plural pyroclastics)
  1. A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin.
    Sense id: en-pyroclastic-en-noun-9nAoeB75 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pyro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyro-: 54 46

Inflected forms

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