Bahasa Melayu

pumice

Bahasa Melayu

English

pumice-stone, pumice, lava rock

Pumice is a light, porous volcanic stone.

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Batu apung itu sangat ringan dan mudah terapung di atas air.

    The pumice stone was very light and floated easily on water.

  2. Dia menggunakan batu apung untuk menggosok kulit kakinya.

    He used pumice to rub the skin on his feet.

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batu apung

A light volcanic stone with many holes.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.