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Meaning of ignimbrite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/

Definitions

A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The walls of the houses and shops and temples were often constructed of alternating courses of large blocks of ignimbrite and small, sienna-coloured Roman bricks.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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