different between pyroclastic vs pyroclast

pyroclastic

English

Etymology

From pyro- +? clastic, from Ancient Greek ??? (pûr, fire), and ??????? (klastós, broken).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

pyroclastic (not comparable)

  1. (volcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption.

Derived terms

  • pyroclastic flow
  • pyroclastic rock
  • pyroclastic surge

Translations

Noun

pyroclastic (plural pyroclastics)

  1. A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin

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pyroclast

English

Etymology

pyro- +? -clast

Noun

pyroclast (plural pyroclasts)

  1. (geology) solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano

Related terms

  • pyroclastic

Translations

pyroclast From the web:

  • what pyroclastic material is the largest
  • what pyroclastic product travels the farthest
  • what pyroclastic flow
  • what pyroclastic flow mean
  • what's pyroclastic material
  • what's pyroclastic mean
  • what's pyroclastic ash
  • what's pyroclastic texture
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