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lava Definition

lava (və, lavə)

noun

  1. melted rock issuing from a volcano
  2. such rock when solidified by cooling

Etymology: It < dial. (Neapolitan) lave < L labes, a fall, subsidence < labi, to slide < IE base *lāb-, to hang down > lap, lip

lava Synonyms

lava

n.

basalt, pumice, volcanic rock, igneous rock; see rock 1.

lava Usage Examples

Preposition: from

volcano: On the northeastern rim of the outer caldera is an area covered with layers of lava from the volcano 's most recent eruptions.

Converse of object

  • spew: That means there is little chance of the mountain spewing lava.
  • solidify: Some are formed by solidifying lava that do not form a crater, leaving a " puy " .
  • erupt: Did you know that not all volcanoes erupt lava?
  • boil: Dodge Ball - Normal dodge ball is too easy for these chimps: they have to play it over a pit of boiling lava!
  • bubble: The first section has a deep fissure which contains bubbling lava.

Adjective modifier

  • basaltic: No ordinary Tor indeed, as this tor isn't the usual granite, but rather basaltic lava.
  • molten: We decided these were formed by molten lava building up around trees, which burnt away.
  • feldspathic: May we venture to suppose that in the feldspathic lavas with horizontal laminae, we see an analogous case?
  • Tertiary: Agates may also be found in the Tertiary basalt lavas of some areas on the west coast.
  • volcanic: One porter was burnt by volcanic lava crossing the crater.
  • hardened: Na pali coast hardened lava a quarter mile away.

Modifies a noun

  • lamp: Place lava lamps around the room to give a new age feel.
  • dome: Aerial photography taken on 21 July revealed than an external lava dome was not visible at the bottom of the crater.
  • flow: The lava flows were limited by using water sprays.
  • lizard: There are colonies of marine iguanas & lava lizards here.
  • plateau: The columns formed when liquid molten rock was forced up through cracks in the chalk bed to form a lava plateau.
  • tube: An average boat helped a little trees next to most lava tubes.

Noun used with modifier

  • basalt: These can erupt sheets of flood basalt lava at the Earth's surface.
  • pillow: The local pillow lava bedrock is visible in limited outcrops on many of the terrace treads.