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lava dome en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A convex volcanic structure made of generally viscous, felsic lava, which grows slowly over time by extrusion from a volcanic edifice, either endogenously, by inflating from within, or exogenously, as erupted flow lobes of lava.
   • Mount St. Helens has been building a new lava dome since the May, 1980 eruption.
   • Lava domes are rarely seen in shield volcanos.

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Translations (10)

it duomo lavico (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · bo རྡོ་ཞུན་གྱི་བ་གམ (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · de Lavadom (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · it duomo di lava (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · es domo de lava (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · ka ლავის გუმბათი (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · es domo tapón (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · he כיפת לבה (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · cmn 火山穹丘 (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion) · ka ვულკანური გუმბათი (convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion)