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Meaning of lava dome

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lava dome

noun

Definitions

  1. A roughly circular mound-shaped bulge that builds up from the slow eruption of viscous felsic lava from a volcano.

    Example: Lava domes are rarely seen in shield volcanos.