- pumices
- pum·ice || 'pʌmɪs n. variety of light spongy volcanic rock (used as an abrasive)
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pumice — pumiceous /pyooh mish euhs/, adj. pumicer, n. /pum is/, n., v., pumiced, pumicing. n. 1. Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive. v.t. 2. to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice. [bef. 1000; < L… … Universalium
PUMEX — apud Virgilium, Aen. l. 12. Inclusas ut cum latebroso in pumice pastor Vestigavit apes fumôque implevit amarô et propertium, l. 3. Eleg. 2. v. 28. Pondebantque cavis tympana pumicibus: cavum est latebrosum saxum, pendens, antrosum; laxus alias,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Erupción volcánica — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Erupción. Erupción hawaiana Una erupción volcánica es una emisión más o menos violenta en la superficie terrestre o de otro planeta, de materias procedentes del interior del… … Wikipedia Español
Monte Pinatubo — Nube de cenizas del Pinatubo durante la erupción de 1991 Tipo Estratovolcán Ubicación … Wikipedia Español
ALIPILI — inter Gymnasticos servos, memorati Senecae, Ep. 56. ad vellendos ab aliquibus corporis partibus, et praesertim alis pilos adlubebantur: nisi velimus, ut docti Viti censuerunt, pro pilicrepis ac alipilis, apud eum pedicrepos ac alipecos legere,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
LAVANDI Ritus — Gentibus frequens, in utroque sexu et aetate quacumque. Frigidâ Heroes delectati, unde Herculea lavatio in Prov. ubiit, et in thermas graviter in vehitur Athen. Vide Eust. in Hom. Il. χ et Odyss. δ. Placuêre ramen et hae fortibus Romanis, de… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
PLATANUS — umbrae gratiâ romanis ex Orbe alieno petita est. Qua de re Plin. l. 12. c. 1. Platanus, inquit, haec eft per mare Ionium in Diomedis Insulam eiusdem tumuli gratiâ primum, invecta, inde in Siciliam transgressa atque inter primas donatas Italiae:… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
pumice — UK [ˈpʌmɪs] / US or pumice stone UK / US noun Word forms pumice : singular pumice plural pumices a) [uncountable] a very light grey stone from a volcano b) [countable] a piece of this stone that you use for rubbing your skin clean and smooth … English dictionary
pumice stone — pumice UK [ˈpʌmɪs] / US or pumice stone UK / US noun Word forms pumice : singular pumice plural pumices a) [uncountable] a very light grey stone from a volcano b) [countable] a piece of this stone that you use for rubbing your skin clean and… … English dictionary
pumicer — sə(r) noun ( s) : one that pumices … Useful english dictionary
