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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
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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