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Plinian meaning

Of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder.

Using Plinian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder.
  • In the example corpus, plinian often appears in combinations such as: explosive plinian, plinian eruptions.

Context around Plinian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

explosive 2×

Often after:

eruptions 2× eruption 1×

Sentence patterns with Plinian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alternated between plinian and peléan 1× five a plinian eruption 1× large explosive plinian eruptions of 1× towards explosive plinian eruptions 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however the style 1× the eruption alternated 1× today it is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a plinian eruption 1× explosive plinian eruptions 1× peléan six times 1× the most recent 1×

Words around Plinian

Just before it in the word index:

pline 2 plinabulin 3 plin 2 plimsolls 6 plimsoll 4 plimpton 14

Just after it in the word index:

plink 2 plinko 8 plinky 2 plinth 34 plinths 8 pliny 147

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Plinian

  • In this selection, "plinian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, explosive, eruptions and eruption stand out and add context to how "plinian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alternated between plinian and peléan and five a plinian eruption. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plinian" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plinian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The eruption alternated between Plinian and Peléan six times. (9 words)

However, the style of eruption changed around 19,000 years ago to a sequence of large explosive plinian eruptions, of which the 79 AD one was the most recent. (29 words)

More than 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide were released into the atmosphere. citation On the Volcanic Explosivity Index scale, the eruption was rated a five (a Plinian eruption ). (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Today, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living nearby and its tendency towards explosive ( Plinian ) eruptions. (32 words)

More than 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide were released into the atmosphere. citation On the Volcanic Explosivity Index scale, the eruption was rated a five (a Plinian eruption ). (31 words)

However, the style of eruption changed around 19,000 years ago to a sequence of large explosive plinian eruptions, of which the 79 AD one was the most recent. (29 words)

Example sentences (4)

However, the style of eruption changed around 19,000 years ago to a sequence of large explosive plinian eruptions, of which the 79 AD one was the most recent.

More than 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide were released into the atmosphere. citation On the Volcanic Explosivity Index scale, the eruption was rated a five (a Plinian eruption ).

The eruption alternated between Plinian and Peléan six times.

Today, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living nearby and its tendency towards explosive ( Plinian ) eruptions.

Common combinations with plinian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plinian" in a sentence?
An example: "However, the style of eruption changed around 19,000 years ago to a sequence of large explosive plinian eruptions, of which the 79 AD one was the most recent." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "plinian" from authentic English texts.
What does "plinian" mean?
Plinian means: Of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder.
How many example sentences with "plinian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "plinian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.