English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of pumice

pumice

/noun/ झांवां; कुस्र्न पत्थर;
/verb/झांवां से रगड़कर चमकाना; स्‍पंज का टुकड़ा; झॉंवे से घिसना या साफ़ करना;

Synonym pumice stone; holystone;

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English Dictionary:

1. Pumice

[n.]

- A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color, the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava. It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing and polishing. Called also pumice stone.