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pyroclastic Definition

pyro·clas·tic (pī′rə klas′tik)

adjective

of or having to do with rocks formed from material that was explosively ejected from a volcano

Etymology: pyro- + clastic

pyroclastic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • flow: On 25 June 1997, pyroclastic flows from an eruption resulted in the first deaths directly caused by the volcano.
  • rock: Tuff A type of pyroclastic rock which is derived from the collapse of volcanic ash clouds.
  • deposit: They had either gone out to check a nearby pyroclastic fall deposit or had spent the night asleep on the beach!
  • material: Pyroclastic fragmental volcanic material that has been blown into the atmosphere by an explosive eruption.
  • current: About 60 million cubic meters of dome and crater wall traveled to the south as a debris avalanche and pyroclastic density currents.
  • event: Two of the trips to the Páramo ended in pyroclastic events.