Definition of Tephra

1. Noun. (geology) The solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that settles on the surrounding areas. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tephra

1. solid material ejected from a volcano [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tephra

teosinte
teosintes
tepal
tepals
tepary bean
tepas
tepe
tepee
tepeelike
tepees
tepefaction
tepefied
tepefies
tepefy
tepefying
tephra (current term)
tephramancy
tephras
tephrite
tephrites
tephritic
tephritid
tephritids
tephroite
tephromalacia
tephrosia
tephrosias
tephrosin
tephrylometer
tepid

Literary usage of Tephra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the U. S. Geological Survey Global Change Research Forum edited by John A. Kelmelis, Mitchell Snow (1994)
"At Birch Creek and Halfway House in central Alaska, the Old Crow tephra occurs within a paleosol that probably formed under forested conditions and that ..."

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