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pum·ice
(pŭm′ĭs)n.
A light, porous, glassy lava, used in solid form as an abrasive and in powdered form as a polish and an abrasive.
tr.v. pum·iced, pum·ic·ing, pum·ic·es
To clean, polish, or smooth with pumice.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman pomis, from Late Latin pōmex, from Latin pūmex, alteration of spūma, foam.]
pu·mi′ceous (pyo͞o-mĭsh′əs, pə-) adj.
pum′ic·er n.
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pumice
(ˈpʌmɪs)n
(Geological Science) Also called: pumice stone a light porous acid volcanic rock having the composition of rhyolite, used for scouring and, in powdered form, as an abrasive and for polishing
vb
(Tools) (tr) to rub or polish with pumice
[C15 pomys, from Old French pomis, from Latin pūmex]
pumiceous adj
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pum•ice
(ˈpʌm ɪs)n., v. -iced, -ic•ing. n.
1. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
v.t. 2. to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice.
[1400–50; late Middle English pomis(e) < Anglo-French pomis (compare Old French ponce; see pounce 3) < Latin pūmex, s. pūmic-]
pu•mi•ceous (pyuˈmɪʃ əs) adj.
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pum·ice
(pŭm′ĭs) A usually light-colored, porous, lightweight rock of volcanic origin. The pores form when water vapor and gases escape from the lava during its quick solidification into rock.
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pumice
Past participle: pumiced
Gerund: pumicing
| Imperative |
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| pumice |
| pumice |
| Present |
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| I pumice |
| you pumice |
| he/she/it pumices |
| we pumice |
| you pumice |
| they pumice |
| Preterite |
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| I pumiced |
| you pumiced |
| he/she/it pumiced |
| we pumiced |
| you pumiced |
| they pumiced |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am pumicing |
| you are pumicing |
| he/she/it is pumicing |
| we are pumicing |
| you are pumicing |
| they are pumicing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have pumiced |
| you have pumiced |
| he/she/it has pumiced |
| we have pumiced |
| you have pumiced |
| they have pumiced |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was pumicing |
| you were pumicing |
| he/she/it was pumicing |
| we were pumicing |
| you were pumicing |
| they were pumicing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had pumiced |
| you had pumiced |
| he/she/it had pumiced |
| we had pumiced |
| you had pumiced |
| they had pumiced |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pumice |
| you will pumice |
| he/she/it will pumice |
| we will pumice |
| you will pumice |
| they will pumice |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have pumiced |
| you will have pumiced |
| he/she/it will have pumiced |
| we will have pumiced |
| you will have pumiced |
| they will have pumiced |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be pumicing |
| you will be pumicing |
| he/she/it will be pumicing |
| we will be pumicing |
| you will be pumicing |
| they will be pumicing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been pumicing |
| you have been pumicing |
| he/she/it has been pumicing |
| we have been pumicing |
| you have been pumicing |
| they have been pumicing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been pumicing |
| you will have been pumicing |
| he/she/it will have been pumicing |
| we will have been pumicing |
| you will have been pumicing |
| they will have been pumicing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been pumicing |
| you had been pumicing |
| he/she/it had been pumicing |
| we had been pumicing |
| you had been pumicing |
| they had been pumicing |
| Conditional |
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| I would pumice |
| you would pumice |
| he/she/it would pumice |
| we would pumice |
| you would pumice |
| they would pumice |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have pumiced |
| you would have pumiced |
| he/she/it would have pumiced |
| we would have pumiced |
| you would have pumiced |
| they would have pumiced |
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Noun 1. [画像:pumice - a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas]pumice - a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
Verb 1. pumice - rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen
rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
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Translations
لافا بُرْكانيَّه
pemza
pimpsten
tajtékkõ
vikur
pemza
pumeks
sünger taşı
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pumice (stone)
n → Bimsstein m
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pumice
(ˈpamis) noun a light kind of solidified lava. puimsteen لافا بُرْكانيَّه пемза pomes pemza der Bimsstein pimpsten ελαφρόπετρα pómez pimss سنگ خارا hohka ponce אֶבֶן סְפוֹג झावा tajtékkő lahar padat vikur pomice 軽石 부석, 속돌 pemza pumeks pumis puimsteen pimpstein pumeks يو ډول ډبره pomes (piatră) ponce пемза pemza lehnjak kamen plavac pimpsten ลาวา sünger taşı 輕石(塊),浮石 пемза جھانواں đá bọt 轻石(块),浮石
pumice stone noun (a piece of) this type of stone used for cleaning and smoothing the skin etc. puimsteen خُفّان: زُجاج بُركاني للصَّقْل пемза pedra-pomes pemza der Bimsstein pimpsten ελαφρόπετρα piedra pómez pimsskivi سنگ پا hohkakivi pierre ponce אֶבֶן סְפוֹג झामक habkő, horzsakő batu lahar vikur(steinn) pietra pomice 軽石 부석, 속돌 pemza pumeks batu pumis puimsteen pimpstein pumeks يوډول ډبره pedra-pomes piatră ponce пемза pemza votlič, plovec kamen plavac pimpsten หินภูเขาไฟ sünger taşı 浮石(其粉末用於去汙和磨光皮膚) пемза خانہ دار پتھر đá bọt 浮石(其粉末用于去污和磨光皮肤)
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