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Lithic vs Ignimbrite - What's the difference?

lithic | ignimbrite |

As nouns the difference between lithic and ignimbrite

is that lithic is (anthropology) a stone tool or projectile while ignimbrite is (geology) a deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.

As an adjective lithic

is of or pertaining to stone.

lithic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to stone.
    • lithic architecture
  • (chemistry) Of or relating to lithium.
  • (medicine) Relating to the formation of uric acid concretions (stones) in the bladder and other parts of the body.
    • lithic diathesis

    Derived terms

    * lithic acid

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anthropology) A stone tool or projectile
  • A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.

    • Anagrams

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    ignimbrite

    English

    (wikipedia ignimbrite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 13:
  • *:The walls of the houses and shops and temples were often constructed of alternating courses of large blocks of ignimbrite and small, sienna-coloured Roman bricks.