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Plinian eruption
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English
Etymology
Named for the description given by Pliny the Younger of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., which has been taken as archetypical of this type of eruption.
Noun
en vulcanology A type of volcanic eruption marked by the ejection of large columns of volcanic debris and gases into the stratosphere; particularly large amounts of pumice, caused by a very powerful, gas-driven eruption.
en Vesuvian eruption
Derived terms
en subplinian eruption ultraplinian eruption
Translations
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 普林尼式噴發 pǔlínníshì pēnfā
en eponyms