Plinian

Plin i an |ˈplīnēan ˈplɪniən | ▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption in which a narrow stream of gas and ash is violently ejected from a vent to a height of several miles. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Italian pliniano, with reference to the eruption of Vesuvius in ad 79, in which Pliny the Elder died.

Plinian

Plinian |ˈplɪnɪən | ▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption in which a narrow stream of gas and ash is violently ejected from a vent to a height of several miles. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Italian pliniano, with reference to the eruption of Vesuvius in ad 79, in which Pliny the Elder died.