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tufa
tu·fa / ˈt(y)oōfə/ • n. a porous rock composed of calcium carbonate and formed by precipitation from water, e.g., around mineral springs. ∎ another term for tuff. DERIVATIVES: tu·fa·ceous / t(y)oōˈfāshəs/ adj. |
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"tufa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tufa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tufa.html "tufa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tufa.html |
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tufa. Soft porous rock formed from the deposits of springs rich in lime. It is easily sawn and worked, but durable, hardening on exposure to air, and has been used since ancient times for buildings and sometimes for sculpture (in particular, the Romans used it for carved sarcophagi).
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IAN CHILVERS. "tufa." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "tufa." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-tufa.html IAN CHILVERS. "tufa." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-tufa.html |
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tufa (calc-tufa) Sedimentary rock formed by the deposition or precipitation of calcium carbonate, or more rarely silica, as a thin layer around saline springs, or by the encrustations on stalactites and stalagmites. See also TRAVERTINE.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "tufa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "tufa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-tufa.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "tufa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-tufa.html |
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tufa(calc-tufa) A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition or precipitation of calcium carbonate, or more rarely silica, as a thin layer around saline springs, or by the encrustations on stalactites and stalagmites.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "tufa." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "tufa." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-tufa.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "tufa." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-tufa.html |
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tufa (geol.) porous stone. XVIII. — †It. tufa, local var. of tufo — late L. tōfus, tōphus.
So tuff XVI. — F. tuf(f)e, tuf — It. tufo. |
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T. F. HOAD. "tufa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tufa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tufa.html T. F. HOAD. "tufa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tufa.html |
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tufa. Rough, porous stone, such as that from which the Roman catacombs are cut.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tufa." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tufa." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tufa.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tufa." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tufa.html |
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tufa see travertine . |
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"tufa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tufa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-tufa.html "tufa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-tufa.html |
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tufa see travertine, tufa
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PAUL HANCOCK and BRIAN J. SKINNER. "tufa." The Oxford Companion to the Earth. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PAUL HANCOCK and BRIAN J. SKINNER. "tufa." The Oxford Companion to the Earth. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O112-tufa.html PAUL HANCOCK and BRIAN J. SKINNER. "tufa." The Oxford Companion to the Earth. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O112-tufa.html |
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tufa
•chaffer, gaffer, Jaffa, kafir, Staffa
•alfalfa, alpha, Balfour, Wadi Halfa
•camphor, chamfer
•Luftwaffe
•laugher, staffer
•heifer, zephyr
•chafer, trefa, wafer
•cockchafer
•feoffor, reefer
•differ, sniffer
•pilfer • titfer • umbellifer • Jennifer
•conifer • apocrypha • thurifer
•crucifer, Lucifer
•Potiphar • aquifer
•cipher, encipher, fifer, Haifa, knifer, lifer
•coffer, cougher, Offa, offer, proffer, quaffer, scoffer
•golfer • phosphor • Forfar • Altdorfer
•chauffeur, gofer, goffer, gopher, loafer, Nuku'alofa, Ophir, shofar, sofa
•Fraunhofer
•hoofer, loofah, opera buffa, roofer, spoofer, tufa, woofer
•waterproofer
•bluffer, buffer, duffer, puffer, snuffer, suffer
•sulphur (US sulfur) • telegrapher
•calligrapher, serigrapher
•autobiographer, bibliographer, biographer, cartographer, choreographer, cinematographer, crystallographer, geographer, Hagiographa, hagiographer, iconographer, lexicographer, lithographer, oceanographer, palaeographer (US paleographer), photographer, pornographer, radiographer, stenographer, topographer, typographer
•philosopher, theosopher
•metaphor • Christopher • surfer
•Bonhoeffer • windsurfer
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"tufa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tufa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tufa.html "tufa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tufa.html |
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