tufa in Latin
tufa in Latin is tōfus — tufa means a soft, chalky rock formed when minerals settle out of water, for example from a hot spring.
tufa in Latin
tōfus
Calcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such as a hot spring.
What does "tufa" mean?
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noun A soft, chalky rock formed when minerals settle out of water, for example from a hot spring.
"Resedimented tufas also contribute where erosion has washed detritus from other hillside tufa deposits."
- noun A type of rock formed from volcanic ash, also called tuff.
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tufa in a sentence
- Resedimented tufas also contribute where erosion has washed detritus from other hillside tufa deposits.
- The tufas at Tianshengqiao have different shapes in different development stages and in different structural sections.
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What is "tufa" in Latin?
"tufa" in Latin is tōfus. tufa means: A soft, chalky rock formed when minerals settle out of water, for example from a hot spring.
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