Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyroclastic flow

/ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ.klæ.stɪk floʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: py-ro-clas-tic flow
IPA: /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ.klæ.stɪk floʊ/

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dense flow of volcanic ash, dust, rocks and debris that cascades at high speed down the slope of a volcano during an eruption.

Countable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pyroclastic, flow: flow (uncountable) of pyroclastic particles.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Most of the material was erupted in the most dangerous way as ‘pyroclastic flows’: incredibly hot volcanic fragments all buoyed up with gas that can travel fasted than a speeding car in pulse after pulse."
"Viscous debris flow is different not only from inertial debris flow but also from granular flow, pyroclastic flow and snow avalanche, because the effect of inelastic collision of particles does not play an important role in viscous debris flow."

Etymology

From pyroclastic + flow.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ.klæ.stɪk floʊ/
British English: /paɪ.ɹə(ʊ)ˌklæ.stɪk ˈfləʊ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Geology.

Inflected Forms

pyroclastic flows (plural)

Phrases

igneous rock Plinian eruption

Frequently Paired Words

clast igneous rock ignimbrite Plinian eruption volcanism

Synonyms

pyroclastic density current PDC pyroclastic surge

Questions

How do you pronounce pyroclastic flow?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ.klæ.stɪk floʊ/.
What does pyroclastic flow mean?: A dense flow of volcanic ash, dust, rocks and debris that cascades at high speed down the slope of a volcano during an eruption.
Where does pyroclastic flow come from?: From pyroclastic + flow.

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