ignimbrite
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
By surface analysis, igni- (“fire”) + Latin imbris (“shower; stormcloud”) + -ite.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/
=== Noun ===
ignimbrite (countable and uncountable, plural ignimbrites)
(geology) A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments. [from 20th c.]
==== Derived terms ====
ignimbritic
==== Related terms ====
igneous rock