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volcanic bomb

volcanic bomb noun: a tephra, larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.

Noun

volcanic bomb (plural volcanic bombs)

  1. A tephra, larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.
    • Fragment of a spherical volcanic bomb, with the interior parts coarsely cellular, coated by a concentric layer of compact lava, and this again by a crust of finely cellular rock1844, Charles Darwin, Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle
    Synonyms:
    lava bomb

volcanic bomb meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

volcanic bomb in Tamil

எரிமலைக் குண்டு, எரிமலைப் பாறைக்குண்டு

volcanic bomb in Arabic

Translations
قنبلة بركانية

volcanic bomb in Persian

Translations
بمب آتشفشانی

volcanic bomb in Vietnamese

Translations
bom núi lửa

Synonyms of volcanic bomb

Forms of volcanic bomb

pluralvolcanic bombs

Questions about volcanic bomb

What does volcanic bomb mean?
Volcanic bomb means a tephra, larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.
What is volcanic bomb in Tamil?
Volcanic bomb in Tamil is எரிமலைக் குண்டு, எரிமலைப் பாறைக்குண்டு. See Volcanic bomb meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is volcanic bomb?
Volcanic bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of volcanic bomb?
The plural of volcanic bomb is volcanic bombs.

Words near volcanic bomb in the dictionary

  1. volcanian
  2. volcanic
  3. volcanic ash
  4. volcanic ashes
  5. volcanic block
  6. volcanic bomb
  7. volcanic bombs
  8. volcanic cone
  9. volcanic field
  10. volcanic glass
  11. volcanic glasses

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