Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: tuya
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Table mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting primarily of a mound of pyroclastic palagonitic tuff, lava delta hyaloclastites, and pillow lavas erupted subaqueously in an englacial lake, capped by a resistant layer of subaerially-emplaced lava.

name

A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines.

Etymology

Coined by Canadian volcanologist Bill Matthews in 1947. Named after Tuya Butte, in British Columbia.

Inflected Forms

tuyas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tindar móberg glaciovolcanism

Questions

What does tuya mean?: Table mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting primarily of a mound of pyroclastic palagonitic tuff, lava delta hyaloclastites, and pillow lavas erupted subaqueously in an englacial lake, capped by a resistant layer of subaerially-emplaced lava.
Where does tuya come from?: Coined by Canadian volcanologist Bill Matthews in 1947. Named after Tuya Butte, in British Columbia.

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