"pyroclastic flow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ.klæ.stɪk fləʊ/ [UK], /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ.klæ.stɪk floʊ/ [General-American], /ˈpaɪ.ɹə.klæ.stɪk floʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-pyroclastic flow.ogg [US] Forms: pyroclastic flows [plural]
Etymology: From pyroclastic + flow. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pyroclastic}} pyroclastic, {{m|en|flow}} flow Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pyroclastic flow (countable and uncountable, plural pyroclastic flows)
  1. (volcanology) A dense flow of volcanic ash, dust, rocks and debris that cascades at high speed down the slope of a volcano during an eruption. Wikipedia link: pyroclastic flow Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Volcanology Related terms: clast, pyroclastic surge Translations (pyroclastic flow): uson (Bikol Central), flux piroclàstic [masculine] (Catalan), piroklastikong pag-agay (Cebuano), 火山碎屑流 (huǒshānsuìxiè liú) (Chinese Mandarin), pyroklastický proud [masculine] (Czech), pyroklastisk vulkanudbrud [common-gender] (Danish), pyroclastische stroom [masculine] (Dutch), lõõmpilv (Estonian), pyroklastinen tuhkapilvi (Finnish), nuée ardente [feminine] (French), pyroklastischer Strom [masculine] (German), Glutlawine [feminine] (German), זרם פירוקלסטי [masculine] (Hebrew), aliran piroklastik (Indonesian), flusso piroclastico [masculine] (Italian), 火砕流 (kasairyū) (alt: かさいりゅう) (Japanese), efluxus pyroclasticus [masculine] (Latin), piroklastinis srautas (Lithuanian), pyroklastisk strøm (Norwegian), lawina piroklastyczna [feminine] (Polish), fluxo piroclástico [masculine] (Portuguese), пирокласти́ческий пото́к (piroklastíčeskij potók) [masculine] (Russian), pyroklastický prúd [masculine] (Slovak), flujo piroclástico [masculine] (Spanish), pyroklastiskt flöde [common-gender] (Swedish)

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