Pliny
[ plin-ee ]
/ ˈplɪn i /
noun
the ElderGaius Plinius Secundus,a.d. 23–79,
Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer.
his nephew (“the Younger,” Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) a.d. 62?–c113, Roman writer, statesman, and orator.
OTHER WORDS FROM Pliny
Plin·i·an, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for plinian
It would be impossible in any case for me to attempt a Plinian panegyric, or a French éloge.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols) |Thomas De QuinceyFast-moving deadly pyroclastic flows (“nuées ardentes”) are also commonly associated with plinian eruptions.
Volcanoes |Robert I. TillingRead two papers before the Plinian Society of Edinburgh "at the close of 1826 or early in 1827."
More Letters of Charles Darwin |Charles DarwinThe most powerful eruptions are called “plinian” and involve the explosive ejection of relatively viscous lava.
Volcanoes |Robert I. Tilling
British Dictionary definitions for plinian (1 of 2)
Plinian
/ (ˈplɪnɪən) /
adjective
geology
(of a volcanic eruption) characterized by repeated explosions
Word Origin for Plinian
C20: named after
Pliny the Younger, who described such eruptions
British Dictionary definitions for plinian (2 of 2)
Pliny
/ (ˈplɪnɪ) /
noun
known as Pliny the Elder. Latin name Gaius Plinius Secundus. 23–79 ad, Roman writer, the author of the encyclopedic Natural History (77)
his nephew, known as Pliny the Younger. Latin name Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus. ?62–?113 ad, Roman writer and administrator, noted for his letters