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tuff

/tʌf/

Traduction: Nom masculin désignant une roche volcanique dure, formée de cendres volcaniques compactées.

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noun

C2formalcommon/tʌf/

indénombrable

A noun referring to a hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash.

  • 🇫🇷Nom masculin désignant une roche volcanique dure, formée de cendres volcaniques compactées.
  1. Volcanic rock C1 formal

    A hard, porous rock formed from compacted volcanic ash and other ejected materials.

    • The cliff was composed of layers of tuff from ancient eruptions.
    • Builders used local tuff to construct the old city walls.
    • Geologists studied the tuff deposits to understand the volcano's history.

    🇫🇷Tuf volcanique

    Synonymes: tufa