Lava synonyms

lä'və, lăv'ə

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magma (related)
The definition of magma is the molten rock material under the Earth's crust or a suspension of particles in a liquid.
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pumice
An extremely porous, glassy, extrusive igneous rock typically light enough to float on water, used as an abrasive and in making soaps, polishes, etc.
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volcanic rock
Igneous rock, as basalt, that solidified rapidly from molten lava at or near the earth's surface
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igneous-rock
(Geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive)
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slag
The vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore. It consists mostly of the siliceous and aluminous impurities from the iron ore.
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volcano (related)
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volcanic (related)
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ashes
Ruins or remains, as of a destroyed civilization
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basalt
(Mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
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basaltic (related)
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crater (related)
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coulee
(Louisiana & Southern Mississippi) A streambed, often dry according to the season.
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rhyolitic (related)
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pyroclastic (related)
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stalagmite (related)
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andesitic (related)
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rhyolite (related)
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scoria (related)
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rock (related)
(Uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
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obsidian
(Mineralogy) a type of black glass produced by volcanoes
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aa pahoehoe pillow lava (related)
The igneous rock formed when this substance cools and hardens. Depending on its composition and the rate at which it cools, lava can be glassy, very finely grained, ropelike, or coarsely grained. When it cools underwater, it cools in pillow-shaped masses.
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cloud (related)
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Lava Sentence Examples

  • Great streams of lava flowed from the crater in ancient times.

  • The lava is a basic augiteandesite.

  • Less than a days' march north of here is a lava field.

  • The different kinds of lava are more fully described in the article Volcano.

  • The Columbia plateau consists of horizontal beds of lava having a total thickness of several thousand feet, and its surface has a general elevation of tow to 2000 ft.

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