Definition of Plinian in English:

Plinian

adjective ˈplɪnɪənˈplīnēən

Geology

Relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption in which a narrow stream of gas and ash is violently ejected from a vent to a height of several miles.
Example sentencesExamples
- Plinian eruptions are marked by columns of smoke and ash extending high into the stratosphere.
- Plinian eruptions are those that are dominated by a plume of hot gas and ash.
- Large plinian eruptions sometimes result in the withdrawal of so much magma from below a volcano that part of it collapses to form a large depression called a caldera.
- The June 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption produced voluminous pyroclastic flows and a major Plinian umbrella cloud during its paroxysmal phase.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian pliniano, with reference to the eruption of Vesuvius in ad 79, in which Pliny the Elder died.

Definition of Plinian in US English:

Plinian

adjectiveˈplīnēən

Geology

Relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption in which a narrow stream of gas and ash is violently ejected from a vent to a height of several miles.
Example sentencesExamples
- Plinian eruptions are those that are dominated by a plume of hot gas and ash.
- Plinian eruptions are marked by columns of smoke and ash extending high into the stratosphere.
- The June 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption produced voluminous pyroclastic flows and a major Plinian umbrella cloud during its paroxysmal phase.
- Large plinian eruptions sometimes result in the withdrawal of so much magma from below a volcano that part of it collapses to form a large depression called a caldera.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian pliniano, with reference to the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, in which Pliny the Elder died.

单词	Plinian
释义	Definition of Plinian in English: Plinian adjective ˈplɪnɪənˈplīnēən Geology Relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption in which a narrow stream of gas and ash is violently ejected from a vent to a height of several miles. Example sentencesExamples Plinian eruptions are marked by columns of smoke and ash extending high into the stratosphere. Plinian eruptions are those that are dominated by a plume of hot gas and ash. Large plinian eruptions sometimes result in the withdrawal of so much magma from below a volcano that part of it collapses to form a large depression called a caldera. The June 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption produced voluminous pyroclastic flows and a major Plinian umbrella cloud during its paroxysmal phase. Origin Mid 17th century: from Italian pliniano, with reference to the eruption of Vesuvius in ad 79, in which Pliny the Elder died. Definition of Plinian in US English: Plinian adjectiveˈplīnēən Geology Relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption in which a narrow stream of gas and ash is violently ejected from a vent to a height of several miles. Example sentencesExamples Plinian eruptions are those that are dominated by a plume of hot gas and ash. Plinian eruptions are marked by columns of smoke and ash extending high into the stratosphere. The June 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption produced voluminous pyroclastic flows and a major Plinian umbrella cloud during its paroxysmal phase. Large plinian eruptions sometimes result in the withdrawal of so much magma from below a volcano that part of it collapses to form a large depression called a caldera. Origin Mid 17th century: from Italian pliniano, with reference to the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, in which Pliny the Elder died.
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