different between rhyolite vs tuff
rhyolite
English
Etymology
Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ??? (rhé?, “flow”) + ????? (líthos, “stone”) (modified to +? -lite).
Noun
rhyolite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyolites)
- (geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
- Synonyms: liparite, quartz-trachyte
Derived terms
- rhyolitic
Translations
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tuff
English
Etymology 1
From French tuffe, tuf, from Italian tufo, from Latin t?fus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?f/
- Homophone: tough
Noun
tuff (countable and uncountable, plural tuffs)
- (petrology) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.
- Synonym: tufa
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 9n:
Derived terms
- tufflava
Translations
Etymology 2
Adjective
tuff (comparative tuffer, superlative tuffest)
- Eye dialect spelling of tough.
Further reading
- tuff on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, tuff
Swedish
Etymology
From English tough.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?f/
Adjective
tuff (comparative tuffare, superlative tuffast)
- (slang) cool
- (slang) tough
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