PYROCLASTIC

Meaning of PYROCLASTIC in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|klastik adjective

Etymology: pyr- + -clastic

: formed by fragmentation as a result of volcanic or igneous action

pyroclastic rocks

II. noun

( -s )

: a volcanic rock composed of pyroclasts

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PYROCLASTIC — adjective Date: 1887 formed by or involving fragmentation as a result of volcanic or igneous action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PYROCLASTIC — /puy'reuh klas"tik/ , adj. Geol. composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYROCLASTIC — adj. made up of volcanically separated fragments
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PYROCLASTIC — adjective Date: 1887 : formed by or involving fragmentation as a result of volcanic or igneous action
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PYROCLASTIC — [py.ro.clas.tic] adj (1887): formed by or involving fragmentation as a result of volcanic or igneous action
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PYROCLASTIC — pyroclastic BrE AmE ˌpaɪ ə r ə ʊ ˈklæst ɪk ◂ AmE \ -ə- ▶ ˌ pyro ˌ clastic ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PYROCLASTIC — adj. (of rocks etc.) formed as the result of a volcanic eruption. øøpyroclast n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PYROCLASTIC — adj. (of rocks etc.) formed as the result of a volcanic eruption. pyroclast n.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PYROCLASTIC — adj. (of rocks etc.) formed as the result of a volcanic eruption. Derivatives: pyroclast n.
Oxford English vocab
PYROCLASTIC — пирокластический
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PYROCLASTIC — пирокластический
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
PYROCLASTIC — пирокластическая (обломочная) вулканическая порода
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
PYROCLASTIC — пирокластический
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PYROCLASTIC — adj. Pronunciation: - ' klas-tik Function: adjective Date: 1887 : formed by or involving fragmentation as a result of volcanic …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PYROCLASTIC GEOLOGY — pyroclastic Geology [ ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)'klastɪk ] ■ adjective of or denoting rock fragments or ash erupted by a volcano, especially as …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EXTRUSIVE ROCK — Any igneous rock derived from magma that is poured out or ejected at the Earth's surface. Extrusive rocks are usually …
Английский словарь Британика
HYDROCLASTIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hydro- +|klastik adjective Etymology: hydr- + -clastic : clastic through the agency of water — used of fragmental …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLOCLASTIC — |hälō|klastik, |hōl- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hol- + -clastic : being or belonging to ordinary sedimentary rocks as distinguished …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOLCANICLASTIC — /vol kan'i klas"tik/ , adj. Geol. pyroclastic. Also, volcanoclastic /vol kan'euh klas"tik/ . [ 1960-65; b. VOLCANIC and CLASTIC ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYROCLASTICS — pyroclastic material. → pyroclastic
Concise Oxford English vocab
NUÉE ARDENTE — [ ˌnjʊeɪ α:'dɒ~t \] ■ noun Geology an incandescent cloud of gas, ash, and lava fragments ejected from a volcano, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
IGNIMBRITE — [ 'ɪgnɪmbrʌɪt ] ■ noun Geology a volcanic rock formed by the consolidation of material deposited by pyroclastic flows. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VOLCANO — plural volcanoes, or volcanos, any vent in the crust of the Earth or other planet or satellite, from which issue …
Britannica English vocabulary
ULEXITE — borate mineral that consists of hydrated sodium and calcium borate (NaCaB5O98H2O). Individual crystals are colourless and have a vitreous lustre, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCORIA — heavy, dark-coloured, glassy, pyroclastic igneous rock that contains many vesicles (bubblelike cavities). Foamlike scoria, in which the bubbles are very …
Britannica English vocabulary
PUMICE — a very porous, frothlike volcanic glass that has long been used as an abrasive in cleaning, polishing, and scouring compounds. …
Britannica English vocabulary
IGNEOUS ROCK — any of various crystalline or glassy rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material. Igneous rocks comprise …
Britannica English vocabulary
EXTRUSIVE ROCK — any rock derived from magma (q.v.; molten silicate material) that is poured out or ejected at the Earth's surface. By …
Britannica English vocabulary
CINDER CONE — also called Ash Cone, deposit around a volcanic vent, formed by pyroclastic rock fragments (formed by volcanic or igneous action), …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRECCIA — lithified sedimentary rock consisting of angular or subangular fragments larger than 2 millimetres (0.08 inch). It differs from a conglomerate, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MERAPI, MOUNT — Indonesian Gunung Merapi volcanic mountain peak located near the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia. The volcano is about …
Britannica English vocabulary
HERCULANEUM — ancient city of 4,000-5,000 inhabitants in Campania, Italy. It lay 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Naples, at the western …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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