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mantle plume

mantle plume noun: an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.

Noun

mantle plume (plural mantle plumes)

  1. An upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.

Forms of mantle plume

pluralmantle plumes

Questions about mantle plume

What does mantle plume mean?
Mantle plume means an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.
What part of speech is mantle plume?
Mantle plume is a noun.
What is the plural of mantle plume?
The plural of mantle plume is mantle plumes.

Words near mantle plume in the dictionary

  1. mantle
  2. mantle field
  3. mantle leaf
  4. mantle piece
  5. mantle pieces
  6. mantle plume
  7. mantle plumes
  8. mantle-piece
  9. mantle-pieces
  10. mantle-tree
  11. mantle-trees

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