tufa

[ too-fuh, tyoo- ]

/ ˈtu fə, ˈtyu- /

noun Geology.

Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.Compare travertine.

(not in technical use) tuff2.

Origin of tufa

1760–70; <Italian tufo<Latin tōfus

OTHER WORDS FROM tufa

tu·fa·ceous

[too-fey-shuhs, tyoo-], /tuˈfeɪ ʃəs, tyu-/, adjective

Words nearby tufa

tuebor, Tues., Tuesday, Tuesdays, TUF, tufa, tuff, tuffet, tuffstone body, tuft, tufted

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Example sentences from the Web for tufa

The marble seats in the cavea may be assigned to the same period; in the original structure the benches must have been of tufa.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
Porta Spezzeria is higher up, with the remains of a tufa bridge; near by are the remains of an Etruscan columbaria.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes
The buildings of the Tufa Period are easily recognized by the unobtrusiveness of the materials used in their construction.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
On each side, close to the wall, a natural ledge of tufa served for seats.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein

Many small square rooms were constructed in the interior from large cut bricks of the tufa of which the bluffs are composed.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880|James Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for tufa

tufa

/ (ˈtjuːfə) /

noun

a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in limeAlso called: calc-tufa

Derived forms of tufa

tufaceous (tjuːˈfeɪʃəs), adjective

Word Origin for tufa

C18: from Italian tufo, from Late Latin tōfus

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Scientific definitions for tufa

tufa

[ tōō′fə ]

A soft, friable, and porous sedimentary rock consisting of calcium carbonate and formed by the evaporation of water, especially at the mouth of a hot spring or on a drying lakebed. It is similar to, but harder than, travertine.

单词	tufa
释义	tufa [ too-fuh, tyoo- ] / ˈtu fə, ˈtyu- / noun Geology. Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.Compare travertine. (not in technical use) tuff2. Origin of tufa 1760–70; <Italian tufo<Latin tōfus OTHER WORDS FROM tufa tu·fa·ceous [too-fey-shuhs, tyoo-], /tuˈfeɪ ʃəs, tyu-/, adjective Words nearby tufa tuebor, Tues., Tuesday, Tuesdays, TUF, tufa, tuff, tuffet, tuffstone body, tuft, tufted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tufa The marble seats in the cavea may be assigned to the same period; in the original structure the benches must have been of tufa. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau Porta Spezzeria is higher up, with the remains of a tufa bridge; near by are the remains of an Etruscan columbaria. Rambles in Rome\|S. Russell Forbes The buildings of the Tufa Period are easily recognized by the unobtrusiveness of the materials used in their construction. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau On each side, close to the wall, a natural ledge of tufa served for seats. Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2\|Ernst Eckstein Many small square rooms were constructed in the interior from large cut bricks of the tufa of which the bluffs are composed. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880\|James Stevenson British Dictionary definitions for tufa tufa / (ˈtjuːfə) / noun a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in limeAlso called: calc-tufa Derived forms of tufa tufaceous (tjuːˈfeɪʃəs), adjective Word Origin for tufa C18: from Italian tufo, from Late Latin tōfus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for tufa tufa [ tōō′fə ] A soft, friable, and porous sedimentary rock consisting of calcium carbonate and formed by the evaporation of water, especially at the mouth of a hot spring or on a drying lakebed. It is similar to, but harder than, travertine. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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