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nuée ardente

[ French ny-ey ar-dahnt ]

noun

, Geology.
, plural nu·ées ar·dentes [n, y, -ey z, a, r, -, dahnt].
  1. (in a volcanic eruption) a swiftly flowing, dense cloud of hot gases, ashes, and lava fragments.


nuée ardente

/ ˈnyeɪ ɑːˈdɑ̃t /

noun

  1. a rapidly moving turbulent incandescent cloud of gas, ash, and rock fragments flowing close to the ground after violent ejection from a volcano See also ignimbrite
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nuée ardente

/ no̅o̅-āăr-dänt /

, Plural nuées ardentes no̅o̅-āzăr-dänt

  1. A fast moving gaseous cloud of hot ashes and other material thrown out from an erupting volcano. Nuées ardentes are often incandescent.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nuée ardente1

1900–05; < French: literally, burning cloud
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nuée ardente1

C20: from French, literally: burning cloud

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