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Meaning of pumice

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pumice

Pronunciation:/ˈpʌmɪs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.

verb

Definitions

  1. To abrade or roughen with pumice.