ignimbrite
English
Etymology
From Latin ignis (“fire”) + imbris (“shower; stormcloud”) + -ite.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/
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Noun
ignimbrite (plural ignimbrites)
- (geology) A deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments. [from 20th c.]
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 13:
- The walls of the houses and shops and temples were often constructed of alternating courses of large blocks of ignimbrite and small, sienna-coloured Roman bricks.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 13:
Derived terms
- ignimbritic