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postshield

postshield adjective: relating to a stage of volcanic eruption after the shield stage, in which lava forms a cap.

Adjective

postshield (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a stage of volcanic eruption after the shield stage, in which lava forms a cap.

Origin of postshield

post- + shield

Questions about postshield

What does postshield mean?
Postshield means relating to a stage of volcanic eruption after the shield stage, in which lava forms a cap.
What part of speech is postshield?
Postshield is an adjective.

Words near postshield in the dictionary

  1. postsettlement
  2. postsex
  3. postsexist
  4. postsexual
  5. postshelter
  6. postshield
  7. postshock
  8. postshot
  9. postshow
  10. postshower
  11. postsimulation

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