ignimbrite
/ˈɪgnɪmbraɪt/noun
mass noun
- Geology a volcanic rock consisting essentially of pumice fragments, formed by the consolidation of material deposited by pyroclastic flows【地质】熔结凝灰岩, 熔灰岩。
词源
1930s: from Latin ignis 'fire' + imber, imbr- 'shower of rain, storm cloud' +-ITE1.