Plinian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Plinian is an adjective meaning (of a volcanic eruption) Descriptive of a style of volcanic eruption similar in character and in intensity to that of the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius witnessed by Pliny the Younger.
Meaning
(of a volcanic eruption) Descriptive of a style of volcanic eruption similar in character and in intensity to that of the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius witnessed by Pliny the Younger.
Example Sentences
The earliest activity of Monte Vulture, central Italy, included ignimbrites but the bulk of the volcano was built up by plinian airfall deposits.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include platonic, plurisecular, plutonistic, pontifical, pluteal, classical.
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