tuya

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noun

Table mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting primarily of a mound of pyroclastic palagonitic tuff, lava delta hyaloclastites, and pillow lavas erupted subaqueously in an englacial lake, capped by a resistant layer of subaerially-emplaced lava.

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Meanings

tuya1

nountuya (plural tuyas)

plural tuyas

  1. geographyTable mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting primarily of a mound of pyroclastic palagonitic tuff, lava delta hyaloclastites, and pillow lavas erupted subaqueously in an englacial lake, capped by a resistant layer of subaerially-emplaced lava.

Tuya2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
table volcano

Origin

Coined by Canadian volcanologist Bill Matthews in 1947. Named after Tuya Butte, in British Columbia.

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Translations

Icelandic móbergsstapi
  • móbergsstapiglaciovolcanic table mountain

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

YutaYuat
Cite this entry
APA

tuya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuya

MLA

“tuya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuya. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuya.

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