Tufa Synonyms

to͝ofə, tyo͝o-
A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. calc-tufa
Hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tuff

Words Related to Tufa

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. calcite
  2. dolomitic
  3. schist
  4. quartzite
  5. brecciated
  6. andesite
  7. limestone
  8. breccia
  9. diatomite
  10. argillaceous
  11. basaltic
  12. alluvium

Tufa Sentence Examples

  • Ten shafts lined with slabs of tufa which were there found may have been the approaches to tombs or may have served as wells.

  • Calcareous tufa or travertine occurs in the valley of Matlock and elsewhere, and in some places is still being deposited by springs.

  • Catacomb of benches cut out of the tufa rock.

  • The igneous formation of which the greater part of the Roman Campagna is, in its superior portion, composed, contains three strata known under the common name of tufa, - the " stony," " granular," and " sandy " tufa, - the last being commonly known as pozzolana.

  • The stony tufa (tufa litoide) is quarried as building-stone.

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