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Pumice vs Slate - What's the difference?

pumice | slate |

As nouns the difference between pumice and slate

is that pumice is a light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into the air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles as the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock while slate is (uncountable) a fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.

As verbs the difference between pumice and slate

is that pumice is to abrade or roughen with pumice while slate is to cover with slate.

As an adjective slate is

having the bluish-grey/gray colour/color of slate.

pumice

English

Noun

(wikipedia pumice) (-)
  • A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into the air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.
  • * 1912, , The Woman at the Store , Oxford World's Classics 2002, page 10
    • The wind blew close to the ground - it rooted among the tussock grass - slithered along the road, so that the white pumice dust swirled in our faces - settled and sifted over us and was like a dry-skin itching for growth on our bodies.

    Verb

    (pumic)
  • To abrade or roughen with pumice.

    • See also

    * pumice stone ----

    slate

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia slate) (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
  • (uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
  • (countable) A sheet of slate for writing on with chalk.
  • (countable) A tile made of slate.
  • (countable) A record of money owed.
    • Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week.
  • (countable) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
    • Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote.
  • An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
  • A thin plate of any material; a flake.

    • Synonyms

    * slate grey, slate gray * (record of money owed) account, bill

    Derived terms

    * clean slate * on the slate * wipe the slate clean

    See also

    * basalt * blackboard * chalkboard * whiteboard *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having the bluish-grey/gray colour/color of slate.

    • Derived terms

    * slate black * slate blue * slate gray/slate grey * slate pencil * slate-coloured junco * slaty

    Verb

  • To cover with slate.
    • The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
  • (chiefly, British) To criticise harshly.
    • The play was slated by the critics.
  • (chiefly, US) To schedule.
    • The election was slated for November 2nd.
  • (chiefly, US) To destine or strongly expect.
    • The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
  • To punish severely.
    • The boy was slated by his own mom for disobeying her.

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