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stratovolcano

stratovolcano noun: a tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.

stratovolcano: a tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash
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Noun

stratovolcano (plural stratovolcanoes or stratovolcanos)

  1. A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.

Forms of stratovolcano

pluralstratovolcanoes
pluralstratovolcanos

Origin of stratovolcano

From strato- (“layer”) + volcano.

Questions about stratovolcano

What does stratovolcano mean?
Stratovolcano means a tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.
What part of speech is stratovolcano?
Stratovolcano is a noun.
What is the plural of stratovolcano?
The plural of stratovolcano is stratovolcanoes.

Words near stratovolcano in the dictionary

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

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