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pimss

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.03.2026

Meanings

laavast tekkinud väga kerge poorne purskekivim
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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 709894 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Chemistry
pimsskivi
pumice
pimsskivi
pimss
pumice
Usage examples
  • Shake until clear and add 40 ml of distilled water and a small quantity of quartz or pumice.
pumice stone
hohkakivi

Geoloogia terminibaas

ID 456322 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain petrology
  • happelise koostisega vesikulaarne vulkaaniline klaas, moodustub plahvatuslike vulkaanipursete käigus ränirikka magma tardumisel
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  • Pimss sisaldab palju vesiikuleid (tühikuid), mistõttu on pimsil väike erikaal ning seetõttu ujub enamasti vees.

Koolisõnastikud 2005–2010

ID 597676 Last modified 04.11.2022
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Domain geography
  • purskekivim , mis on tekkinud palju gaase sisaldanud laava tardumisel
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Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

pimss pimsid
pimsi pimsside
pimssi pimsse ~ pimssisid

Etymology

laensõna
  • pimss
    • Bimsstein 'pimsskivi' varasem kuju vanaülemsaksa pumiz
      • pūmex 'poorne kivim, laava, pimsskivi' sõnast spūma 'vaht'

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