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rift zone

rift zone noun: a feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.

Noun

rift zone (plural rift zones)

  1. A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.

Forms of rift zone

pluralrift zones

Questions about rift zone

What does rift zone mean?
Rift zone means a feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.
What part of speech is rift zone?
Rift zone is a noun.
What is the plural of rift zone?
The plural of rift zone is rift zones.

Words near rift zone in the dictionary

  1. rift sawn
  2. rift saws
  3. rift valley
  4. Rift Valley fever
  5. rift valleys
  6. rift zone
  7. rift zones
  8. rift-saw
  9. rift-sawed
  10. rift-sawing
  11. rift-sawn

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