IGNIMBRITE


Meaning of IGNIMBRITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈig-nəm-ˌbrīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Ignimbrit, from Latin ign is + imbr- (from imber rain) + German -it -ite (I) — more at imbricate

Date: 1932

: a hard rock formed by solidification of chiefly fine deposits of volcanic ash

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