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lava domes

lava domes is the plural of lava dome.

Meaning of lava dome

Noun

lava dome (plural lava domes)

  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.
    • Lava domes are rarely seen in shield volcanos.

Questions about lava domes

What is lava domes the plural of?
Lava domes is the plural of lava dome.

Words near lava domes in the dictionary

  1. lava cakes
  2. lava cast
  3. lava cone
  4. lava cones
  5. lava dome
  6. lava domes
  7. lava field
  8. lava flow
  9. lava flows
  10. lava lake
  11. lava lakes

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