lava
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- noun
- /ˈlɑːvə/
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lava
- The Kilauea volcano has been spewing lava all weekend.
- a lava flow
- a lava tube
- molten lava
So if you got lava, you have molten rock and it cools off.
- So if you got lava, you have molten rock and it cools off.
- And those, the shape of those pores reflects the shearing as the molten lava flowed down the volcano.
- You can literally watch volcanoes on IO change from day-to-day as the the lava flows expand.
- He says, oh, no, no, no, you can see the lava flow.
- Get out there, get out there and surf that lava, baby girl.
- Would it be like lava, like the volcanic?
- Come see our volcanic lava events at the Thermal Resort.
- The, the, the, the lava in that movie, it moves pretty slow.
- Red hot lava water boils and cools again.
Examples
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I want to have a look at the lava dome.
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Due to lava flows, Highway 1 will be closed... forever!
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And the hot lava hit the water and formed rock to make land.
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I want to have a look at the lava dome.
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Due to lava flows, Highway 1 will be closed... forever!
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Specifically, how long does it take for the lava to solidify?
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The 1996 eruption ceased soon after the lava broke through the surface of the ice sheet.
Academic text (2002) -
Volcanic rocks form from molten lava which erupts at the Earth's surface and then cools.
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The Kilauea volcano has been spewing lava all weekend.
Synonyms
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A rough, jagged type of lava made of broken, sharp pieces
A flow of hot lava from a volcano
A smooth, ropelike lava flow that forms when very runny lava moves slowly
Lava that hardens into rounded, pillow-like masses after erupting under the sea
Compounds
- Specialized
Lava that hardens into rounded, pillow-like masses after erupting under the sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lava comes from Italian lava, which goes back to an old Latin word labes meaning 'a fall' or 'slide'. So think of hot rock 'sliding' down a mountain — that image explains why lava means molten rock that flows from a volcano.