Ignimbrite (noun)
ig-nim-brite
a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting mainly of welded shards of feldspar and quartz.
Ignimbrite is a compound of two Latin words: ignis, meaning “fire,” and imber, meaning “rain, shower.” Ignis is the source of igneous, ignition.
Example sentences
“The geologists chiseled out a block of ignimbrite to study an ancient volcanic eruption.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
