"ignimbrite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/ [UK] Audio: En-ignimbrite.ogg Forms: ignimbrites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ignis (“fire”) + imbris (“shower; stormcloud”) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ignis||fire}} Latin ignis (“fire”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} ignimbrite (plural ignimbrites)
  1. (geology) A deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments. Wikipedia link: ignimbrite Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: ignimbritic

Inflected forms

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