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A weaker material (mainly lithic fragments) that becomes crushed and matrix-like in a rock. pumice A light-coloured, highly vesicular volcanic rock of very low density. pyroclastic flow A fast-moving current of hot gas and rock (collectively known as tephra), which normally hugs the ground and travels downhill or spreads laterally under gravity.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples lab-, lep-[1]grasp, seize, take: Greek: λαμβάνειν (lambánein), λῆψις (lêpsis), λῆμμα (lêmma)
Lithic reduction, the process of removing flakes from a stone to make a tool; Lithic technology, the array of techniques to produce tools from stone; Lithic fragment (geology), pieces of rock, eroded to sand size, and now sand grains in a sedimentary rock; Lithic sandstone, sandstone with a significant component of (above) lithic fragments
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z.
The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes.These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O
The prefix paleo-comes from the Ancient Greek adjective: παλαιός, romanized: palaiós, lit. 'old; ancient'. The term Paleo-Indians applies specifically to the lithic period in the Western Hemisphere and is distinct from the term Paleolithic. [note 1]
Search for titles containing the word or using the prefix: dactyl-, dactylo-G δάκτυλος (dáktulos) finger or toe: black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla; Pterodactylus: All pages with titles beginning with Dactyl: deca-, deka-G δέκα (déka) ten: alfonsino, Beryx decadactylus: All pages with titles beginning with Deca: decem: L: ten
of or pertaining to the heart (uncommon as a prefix) Latin cor, heart commotio cordis, cornu-applied to describing processes and parts of the body as likened or similar to horns Latin cornū, horn greater cornu: coron-pertaining to the heart: Latin corōna: coronary heart disease: cortic-cortex, outer region Latin cortex, bark of a tree ...