Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyroclast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: py-ro-clast
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English clast English pyroclast From pyro- + clast.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyroclasts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pyroclastic

Questions

What does pyroclast mean?: Solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano.
Where does pyroclast come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English clast English pyroclast From pyro- + clast.

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