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stratovolcanic

stratovolcanic adjective: of or pertaining to a stratovolcano.

Adjective

stratovolcanic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a stratovolcano.
    • […] obviously taken from one of the headwaters of Rio Manso, immediately northeast of Ventisquero Grande, appears as plainly as any one could wish the layered, stratovolcanic structure of the southeast part of Tronador.1941, Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala, page 208
    • Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a large stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia.2008, Rutger de Graaf, Urban Water in Japan, page 1

Origin of stratovolcanic

From strato- + volcanic.

Questions about stratovolcanic

What does stratovolcanic mean?
Stratovolcanic means of or pertaining to a stratovolcano.
What part of speech is stratovolcanic?
Stratovolcanic is an adjective.

Words near stratovolcanic in the dictionary

  1. stratostat
  2. stratostats
  3. stratotype
  4. stratotypes
  5. stratotypic
  6. stratovolcanic
  7. stratovolcano
  8. stratovolcanoes
  9. stratovolcanos
  10. strats
  11. Stratt

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