ignimbrite /ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/ noun1 •A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.The walls of the houses and shops and temples were often constructed of alternating courses of large blocks of ignimbrite and small, sienna-coloured Roman bricks. — 2004 formsignimbrites