Definition of pumice in English:

pumice

noun ˈpʌmɪsˈpəməs

mass noun

1A very light and porous volcanic rock formed when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava solidifies rapidly.
浮岩，浮石
Example sentencesExamples
- The tracks are impressed on a volcanic pyroclastic flow (ash, pumice, and rock fragments) deposit and buried under volcanic ash.
- He was faced with a monolithic obelisk of pumice with long turquoise strips running along it vertically, the area around it devoid of any tombstones.
- Aquatic animals have long used wood, pumice from volcanic eruptions, coconut shells, and the like as mobile homes for transport.
- Coarser fractions additionally contain volcanic clasts of vesicular and porphyritic lava, tuff and pumice.
- These range from skarns resulting from proximity to felsic intrusive igneous activity to altered limestone volcanic ejecta associated with pumice and other pyroclastic materials.
- I went swimming in Lipari; one side of the island is a mountain of pumice.
- In a Minoan house they found these whole vases, cracked from the volcanic pumice and ash.
- We were told at the ‘visitor centre’ that Mt. St. Helens had a ‘Pyroclastic flow’, which is an eruption of volcanic ash and pumice as opposed to molten lava.
- Pompeii was buried - although not, as we now know, destroyed - when the nearby, supposedly extinct, volcano Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, covering the town and its inhabitants in many tons of pumice and volcanic ash.
- Shell, pumice, stucco, and marble formed the basic materials, but gradually glass was incorporated also.
- The memorable image of Pliny's ships unable to row through a sea filled with floating pumice, brings home the true predicament in which even the most powerful found themselves.
- The surface was rough behind my back, like sharp-edged pumice.
- Ash was now falling on to the ships, darker and denser the closer they went, together with pieces of pumice and rocks that were blackened and shattered by fire.
- The substances known as Pelée's hair and pumice are also grouped with pyroclastic and volcaniclastic rocks.
- Rich in pumice, ash, and tuff deposits, the conical formations are the products of explosive volcanic eruptions that occurred between 6 and 7 million years ago.
- There was something strangely soothing about having my Aveda Himalayan treatment in a small cave with walls as porous as pumice and pitted as a peach stone.
- After that the abuse rained down continually upon the hapless Mr O'Brien, like rocks and pumice from a spluttering volcano.
- About 27 million years ago, in what is now the southeastern corner of Arizona, a volcano spewed out vast amounts of hot ash and pumice that fused into a 2,000-foot layer of rock known as rhyolitic tuff.
- We're up on the Plains of Abraham now, a wild, desolate section of pumice through which the trail winds for three miles, slipping through eroded stream beds and across a landscape so stark it makes the moon look lush.
- Kerguelen presented all over the same dreary and desolate appearance, hills and more hills of volcanic pumice, all covered in snow and with a heavy fog that hung continually over the island so that the interior was always obscured.
1. 1.1count noun A piece of pumice used as an abrasive, especially for removing hard skin.
  （尤指用于除去坚硬外皮的）研磨类轻石，浮石
  Example sentencesExamples
  Each evening you should rub the wart with a pumice stone or emery board.
  A pumice stone or emery board was used to debride the lesions.
  This is an ideal opportunity to check your feet for any dry skin; it will be easily removed with a normal pumice stone you can purchase from the chemist.
  Rub dead skin off once a week with a pumice stone or emery board.
  Her kit includes a cream to exfoliate thickened skin, a pumice stone to smooth calluses, a mask to remove oils and impurities, a copper-based cream to hydrate and a nail rejuvenator to improve discolored toenails.
  Use foot file instead of hard pumice stone to remove dead skin which can lead to painful skin irritation.
  Patients who present with diffuse hyperkeratotic lesions that are not painful may be advised to use a pumice stone to reduce the lesion after first soaking the foot in warm water.
  If dead skin builds up around the wart, it might help to trim it away or rub it down gently with a pumice stone.
  Needless to say my hands were the most beautiful shade of turquoise - even after an eternity of scrubbing with a pumice stone and various caustic chemicals.
  If problems persist, contact a podiatrist who can sand problem areas with a pumice stone.
  Dry your feet and gently buff rough areas with a pumice stone.
  Hamilton recommends that dancers soak their feet in the bathtub every two weeks and rub the calluses down with a pumice stone.
  Show your feet some love by using a pumice stone in the shower.
  Using a pumice stone, she scraped off the dirt, and once she was done her skin was soft and pink as a baby's.
  If the white vinegar does not dissolve the whole ring, go to a janitorial supply store or a hardware store and purchase a pumice stone and a stiff toothbrush.
  As well, filing the dead skin off your feet with a pumice stone after you come out of the shower will make the skin softer if you do it consistently.
  A pumice stone is the best exfoliator, or you can make your own scrub by mixing Epsom salts with a scented oil.
  Oh, and a pumice stone for scaly feet, if they were really conscientious.
  ‘If you use a pumice stone to remove calluses, do so gently and just enough to flake off the dead skin,’ Rosenthal warns.
  I imagine I have rough skin on my heels, as I have never taken a pumice stone to them.

verb ˈpʌmɪsˈpəməs

[with object]

Rub with pumice to smooth or clean.
用轻石（或浮石）磨光，磨净
Example sentencesExamples
- My heel skin is in need of a bit of pumicing, but these sandals don't show heel anyway.
- If they're calloused, does she pumice them and slather them in lotion to make them soft and resilient again?
- Your favourite shirt might be fuchsia, or you might have a tendency to file your nails and pumice your feet while you're in the bath.
- Shave your legs (if your mom lets you), and pumice the soles of your feet really well, too.
- By ignoring that, you come up with something prettied up, pumiced, and packaged.

Derivatives

pumiceous

adjective pjuːˈmɪʃəspjuˈmɪʃəs

Pumiceous pyroclastic products are present as flows and falls at several stages of the evolution of the southern Guadeloupe volcanic island.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pumiceous peperite is associated with a rhyolitic sill that intruded wet, unconsolidated, submarine stratified pumice breccia in the Cambrian Mount Read Volcanics, Australia.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex, pumic-. Compare with pounce².

Rhymes

pomace

Definition of pumice in US English:

pumice

nounˈpəməsˈpəməs

1A very light and porous volcanic rock formed when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava solidifies rapidly.
浮岩，浮石
Example sentencesExamples
- Aquatic animals have long used wood, pumice from volcanic eruptions, coconut shells, and the like as mobile homes for transport.
- He was faced with a monolithic obelisk of pumice with long turquoise strips running along it vertically, the area around it devoid of any tombstones.
- These range from skarns resulting from proximity to felsic intrusive igneous activity to altered limestone volcanic ejecta associated with pumice and other pyroclastic materials.
- I went swimming in Lipari; one side of the island is a mountain of pumice.
- After that the abuse rained down continually upon the hapless Mr O'Brien, like rocks and pumice from a spluttering volcano.
- Pompeii was buried - although not, as we now know, destroyed - when the nearby, supposedly extinct, volcano Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, covering the town and its inhabitants in many tons of pumice and volcanic ash.
- The substances known as Pelée's hair and pumice are also grouped with pyroclastic and volcaniclastic rocks.
- The surface was rough behind my back, like sharp-edged pumice.
- In a Minoan house they found these whole vases, cracked from the volcanic pumice and ash.
- We were told at the ‘visitor centre’ that Mt. St. Helens had a ‘Pyroclastic flow’, which is an eruption of volcanic ash and pumice as opposed to molten lava.
- About 27 million years ago, in what is now the southeastern corner of Arizona, a volcano spewed out vast amounts of hot ash and pumice that fused into a 2,000-foot layer of rock known as rhyolitic tuff.
- Ash was now falling on to the ships, darker and denser the closer they went, together with pieces of pumice and rocks that were blackened and shattered by fire.
- Kerguelen presented all over the same dreary and desolate appearance, hills and more hills of volcanic pumice, all covered in snow and with a heavy fog that hung continually over the island so that the interior was always obscured.
- Rich in pumice, ash, and tuff deposits, the conical formations are the products of explosive volcanic eruptions that occurred between 6 and 7 million years ago.
- We're up on the Plains of Abraham now, a wild, desolate section of pumice through which the trail winds for three miles, slipping through eroded stream beds and across a landscape so stark it makes the moon look lush.
- Coarser fractions additionally contain volcanic clasts of vesicular and porphyritic lava, tuff and pumice.
- The memorable image of Pliny's ships unable to row through a sea filled with floating pumice, brings home the true predicament in which even the most powerful found themselves.
- The tracks are impressed on a volcanic pyroclastic flow (ash, pumice, and rock fragments) deposit and buried under volcanic ash.
- There was something strangely soothing about having my Aveda Himalayan treatment in a small cave with walls as porous as pumice and pitted as a peach stone.
- Shell, pumice, stucco, and marble formed the basic materials, but gradually glass was incorporated also.
1. 1.1 A piece of porous volcanic rock or a similar substance used as an abrasive, especially for removing hard or callused skin.
  （尤指用于除去坚硬外皮的）研磨类轻石，浮石
  Example sentencesExamples
  Patients who present with diffuse hyperkeratotic lesions that are not painful may be advised to use a pumice stone to reduce the lesion after first soaking the foot in warm water.
  This is an ideal opportunity to check your feet for any dry skin; it will be easily removed with a normal pumice stone you can purchase from the chemist.
  Show your feet some love by using a pumice stone in the shower.
  Oh, and a pumice stone for scaly feet, if they were really conscientious.
  Dry your feet and gently buff rough areas with a pumice stone.
  If dead skin builds up around the wart, it might help to trim it away or rub it down gently with a pumice stone.
  ‘If you use a pumice stone to remove calluses, do so gently and just enough to flake off the dead skin,’ Rosenthal warns.
  Using a pumice stone, she scraped off the dirt, and once she was done her skin was soft and pink as a baby's.
  If problems persist, contact a podiatrist who can sand problem areas with a pumice stone.
  Rub dead skin off once a week with a pumice stone or emery board.
  As well, filing the dead skin off your feet with a pumice stone after you come out of the shower will make the skin softer if you do it consistently.
  Needless to say my hands were the most beautiful shade of turquoise - even after an eternity of scrubbing with a pumice stone and various caustic chemicals.
  A pumice stone is the best exfoliator, or you can make your own scrub by mixing Epsom salts with a scented oil.
  Each evening you should rub the wart with a pumice stone or emery board.
  If the white vinegar does not dissolve the whole ring, go to a janitorial supply store or a hardware store and purchase a pumice stone and a stiff toothbrush.
  I imagine I have rough skin on my heels, as I have never taken a pumice stone to them.
  Hamilton recommends that dancers soak their feet in the bathtub every two weeks and rub the calluses down with a pumice stone.
  Her kit includes a cream to exfoliate thickened skin, a pumice stone to smooth calluses, a mask to remove oils and impurities, a copper-based cream to hydrate and a nail rejuvenator to improve discolored toenails.
  Use foot file instead of hard pumice stone to remove dead skin which can lead to painful skin irritation.
  A pumice stone or emery board was used to debride the lesions.

verbˈpəməsˈpəməs

[with object]

Rub with pumice to smooth or clean.
用轻石（或浮石）磨光，磨净
Example sentencesExamples
- Shave your legs (if your mom lets you), and pumice the soles of your feet really well, too.
- My heel skin is in need of a bit of pumicing, but these sandals don't show heel anyway.
- If they're calloused, does she pumice them and slather them in lotion to make them soft and resilient again?
- Your favourite shirt might be fuchsia, or you might have a tendency to file your nails and pumice your feet while you're in the bath.
- By ignoring that, you come up with something prettied up, pumiced, and packaged.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex, pumic-. Compare with pounce.

单词	pumice
释义	Definition of pumice in English: pumice noun ˈpʌmɪsˈpəməs mass noun 1A very light and porous volcanic rock formed when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava solidifies rapidly. 浮岩，浮石 Example sentencesExamples The tracks are impressed on a volcanic pyroclastic flow (ash, pumice, and rock fragments) deposit and buried under volcanic ash. He was faced with a monolithic obelisk of pumice with long turquoise strips running along it vertically, the area around it devoid of any tombstones. Aquatic animals have long used wood, pumice from volcanic eruptions, coconut shells, and the like as mobile homes for transport. Coarser fractions additionally contain volcanic clasts of vesicular and porphyritic lava, tuff and pumice. These range from skarns resulting from proximity to felsic intrusive igneous activity to altered limestone volcanic ejecta associated with pumice and other pyroclastic materials. I went swimming in Lipari; one side of the island is a mountain of pumice. In a Minoan house they found these whole vases, cracked from the volcanic pumice and ash. We were told at the ‘visitor centre’ that Mt. St. Helens had a ‘Pyroclastic flow’, which is an eruption of volcanic ash and pumice as opposed to molten lava. Pompeii was buried - although not, as we now know, destroyed - when the nearby, supposedly extinct, volcano Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, covering the town and its inhabitants in many tons of pumice and volcanic ash. Shell, pumice, stucco, and marble formed the basic materials, but gradually glass was incorporated also. The memorable image of Pliny's ships unable to row through a sea filled with floating pumice, brings home the true predicament in which even the most powerful found themselves. The surface was rough behind my back, like sharp-edged pumice. Ash was now falling on to the ships, darker and denser the closer they went, together with pieces of pumice and rocks that were blackened and shattered by fire. The substances known as Pelée's hair and pumice are also grouped with pyroclastic and volcaniclastic rocks. Rich in pumice, ash, and tuff deposits, the conical formations are the products of explosive volcanic eruptions that occurred between 6 and 7 million years ago. There was something strangely soothing about having my Aveda Himalayan treatment in a small cave with walls as porous as pumice and pitted as a peach stone. After that the abuse rained down continually upon the hapless Mr O'Brien, like rocks and pumice from a spluttering volcano. About 27 million years ago, in what is now the southeastern corner of Arizona, a volcano spewed out vast amounts of hot ash and pumice that fused into a 2,000-foot layer of rock known as rhyolitic tuff. We're up on the Plains of Abraham now, a wild, desolate section of pumice through which the trail winds for three miles, slipping through eroded stream beds and across a landscape so stark it makes the moon look lush. Kerguelen presented all over the same dreary and desolate appearance, hills and more hills of volcanic pumice, all covered in snow and with a heavy fog that hung continually over the island so that the interior was always obscured. 1.1count noun A piece of pumice used as an abrasive, especially for removing hard skin. （尤指用于除去坚硬外皮的）研磨类轻石，浮石 Example sentencesExamples Each evening you should rub the wart with a pumice stone or emery board. A pumice stone or emery board was used to debride the lesions. This is an ideal opportunity to check your feet for any dry skin; it will be easily removed with a normal pumice stone you can purchase from the chemist. Rub dead skin off once a week with a pumice stone or emery board. Her kit includes a cream to exfoliate thickened skin, a pumice stone to smooth calluses, a mask to remove oils and impurities, a copper-based cream to hydrate and a nail rejuvenator to improve discolored toenails. Use foot file instead of hard pumice stone to remove dead skin which can lead to painful skin irritation. Patients who present with diffuse hyperkeratotic lesions that are not painful may be advised to use a pumice stone to reduce the lesion after first soaking the foot in warm water. If dead skin builds up around the wart, it might help to trim it away or rub it down gently with a pumice stone. Needless to say my hands were the most beautiful shade of turquoise - even after an eternity of scrubbing with a pumice stone and various caustic chemicals. If problems persist, contact a podiatrist who can sand problem areas with a pumice stone. Dry your feet and gently buff rough areas with a pumice stone. Hamilton recommends that dancers soak their feet in the bathtub every two weeks and rub the calluses down with a pumice stone. Show your feet some love by using a pumice stone in the shower. Using a pumice stone, she scraped off the dirt, and once she was done her skin was soft and pink as a baby's. If the white vinegar does not dissolve the whole ring, go to a janitorial supply store or a hardware store and purchase a pumice stone and a stiff toothbrush. As well, filing the dead skin off your feet with a pumice stone after you come out of the shower will make the skin softer if you do it consistently. A pumice stone is the best exfoliator, or you can make your own scrub by mixing Epsom salts with a scented oil. Oh, and a pumice stone for scaly feet, if they were really conscientious. ‘If you use a pumice stone to remove calluses, do so gently and just enough to flake off the dead skin,’ Rosenthal warns. I imagine I have rough skin on my heels, as I have never taken a pumice stone to them. verb ˈpʌmɪsˈpəməs [with object] Rub with pumice to smooth or clean. 用轻石（或浮石）磨光，磨净 Example sentencesExamples My heel skin is in need of a bit of pumicing, but these sandals don't show heel anyway. If they're calloused, does she pumice them and slather them in lotion to make them soft and resilient again? Your favourite shirt might be fuchsia, or you might have a tendency to file your nails and pumice your feet while you're in the bath. Shave your legs (if your mom lets you), and pumice the soles of your feet really well, too. By ignoring that, you come up with something prettied up, pumiced, and packaged. Derivatives pumiceous adjective pjuːˈmɪʃəspjuˈmɪʃəs Pumiceous pyroclastic products are present as flows and falls at several stages of the evolution of the southern Guadeloupe volcanic island. Example sentencesExamples Pumiceous peperite is associated with a rhyolitic sill that intruded wet, unconsolidated, submarine stratified pumice breccia in the Cambrian Mount Read Volcanics, Australia. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex, pumic-. Compare with pounce². Rhymes pomace Definition of pumice in US English: pumice nounˈpəməsˈpəməs 1A very light and porous volcanic rock formed when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava solidifies rapidly. 浮岩，浮石 Example sentencesExamples Aquatic animals have long used wood, pumice from volcanic eruptions, coconut shells, and the like as mobile homes for transport. He was faced with a monolithic obelisk of pumice with long turquoise strips running along it vertically, the area around it devoid of any tombstones. These range from skarns resulting from proximity to felsic intrusive igneous activity to altered limestone volcanic ejecta associated with pumice and other pyroclastic materials. I went swimming in Lipari; one side of the island is a mountain of pumice. After that the abuse rained down continually upon the hapless Mr O'Brien, like rocks and pumice from a spluttering volcano. Pompeii was buried - although not, as we now know, destroyed - when the nearby, supposedly extinct, volcano Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, covering the town and its inhabitants in many tons of pumice and volcanic ash. The substances known as Pelée's hair and pumice are also grouped with pyroclastic and volcaniclastic rocks. The surface was rough behind my back, like sharp-edged pumice. In a Minoan house they found these whole vases, cracked from the volcanic pumice and ash. We were told at the ‘visitor centre’ that Mt. St. Helens had a ‘Pyroclastic flow’, which is an eruption of volcanic ash and pumice as opposed to molten lava. About 27 million years ago, in what is now the southeastern corner of Arizona, a volcano spewed out vast amounts of hot ash and pumice that fused into a 2,000-foot layer of rock known as rhyolitic tuff. Ash was now falling on to the ships, darker and denser the closer they went, together with pieces of pumice and rocks that were blackened and shattered by fire. Kerguelen presented all over the same dreary and desolate appearance, hills and more hills of volcanic pumice, all covered in snow and with a heavy fog that hung continually over the island so that the interior was always obscured. Rich in pumice, ash, and tuff deposits, the conical formations are the products of explosive volcanic eruptions that occurred between 6 and 7 million years ago. We're up on the Plains of Abraham now, a wild, desolate section of pumice through which the trail winds for three miles, slipping through eroded stream beds and across a landscape so stark it makes the moon look lush. Coarser fractions additionally contain volcanic clasts of vesicular and porphyritic lava, tuff and pumice. The memorable image of Pliny's ships unable to row through a sea filled with floating pumice, brings home the true predicament in which even the most powerful found themselves. The tracks are impressed on a volcanic pyroclastic flow (ash, pumice, and rock fragments) deposit and buried under volcanic ash. There was something strangely soothing about having my Aveda Himalayan treatment in a small cave with walls as porous as pumice and pitted as a peach stone. Shell, pumice, stucco, and marble formed the basic materials, but gradually glass was incorporated also. 1.1 A piece of porous volcanic rock or a similar substance used as an abrasive, especially for removing hard or callused skin. （尤指用于除去坚硬外皮的）研磨类轻石，浮石 Example sentencesExamples Patients who present with diffuse hyperkeratotic lesions that are not painful may be advised to use a pumice stone to reduce the lesion after first soaking the foot in warm water. This is an ideal opportunity to check your feet for any dry skin; it will be easily removed with a normal pumice stone you can purchase from the chemist. Show your feet some love by using a pumice stone in the shower. Oh, and a pumice stone for scaly feet, if they were really conscientious. Dry your feet and gently buff rough areas with a pumice stone. If dead skin builds up around the wart, it might help to trim it away or rub it down gently with a pumice stone. ‘If you use a pumice stone to remove calluses, do so gently and just enough to flake off the dead skin,’ Rosenthal warns. Using a pumice stone, she scraped off the dirt, and once she was done her skin was soft and pink as a baby's. If problems persist, contact a podiatrist who can sand problem areas with a pumice stone. Rub dead skin off once a week with a pumice stone or emery board. As well, filing the dead skin off your feet with a pumice stone after you come out of the shower will make the skin softer if you do it consistently. Needless to say my hands were the most beautiful shade of turquoise - even after an eternity of scrubbing with a pumice stone and various caustic chemicals. A pumice stone is the best exfoliator, or you can make your own scrub by mixing Epsom salts with a scented oil. Each evening you should rub the wart with a pumice stone or emery board. If the white vinegar does not dissolve the whole ring, go to a janitorial supply store or a hardware store and purchase a pumice stone and a stiff toothbrush. I imagine I have rough skin on my heels, as I have never taken a pumice stone to them. Hamilton recommends that dancers soak their feet in the bathtub every two weeks and rub the calluses down with a pumice stone. Her kit includes a cream to exfoliate thickened skin, a pumice stone to smooth calluses, a mask to remove oils and impurities, a copper-based cream to hydrate and a nail rejuvenator to improve discolored toenails. Use foot file instead of hard pumice stone to remove dead skin which can lead to painful skin irritation. A pumice stone or emery board was used to debride the lesions. verbˈpəməsˈpəməs [with object] Rub with pumice to smooth or clean. 用轻石（或浮石）磨光，磨净 Example sentencesExamples Shave your legs (if your mom lets you), and pumice the soles of your feet really well, too. My heel skin is in need of a bit of pumicing, but these sandals don't show heel anyway. If they're calloused, does she pumice them and slather them in lotion to make them soft and resilient again? Your favourite shirt might be fuchsia, or you might have a tendency to file your nails and pumice your feet while you're in the bath. By ignoring that, you come up with something prettied up, pumiced, and packaged. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex, pumic-. Compare with pounce.
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