clinkery
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clinkery — k(ə)rē, ri adjective Etymology: clinker (I) + y : consisting of or resembling clinkers the surfaces of volcanic lavas show the … smooth, ropy, and clinkery structures E.B.Branson & W.A.Tarr … Useful english dictionary
clinkery — clink·ery … English syllables
Volcano — This article is about the geological feature. For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Lava — flow redirects here. For the programming anti pattern, see Lava flow (programming). For other uses, see Lava (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Tseax Cone — Infobox Mountain Name=Tseax Cone Photo= Caption= Elevation=Unit m|600|0 Location=British Columbia, Canada Range=Nass Ranges Prominence = Coordinates = coord|55|06|39|N|128|53|56|W|type:mountain region:CA Topographic NTS 103J/2 Type=Cinder cone… … Wikipedia
cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… … Universalium
aa — 1. noun /ˈɑːɑː/ A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’… … Wiktionary
a'a — noun /ˈɑːɑː/ A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe … Wiktionary
`a`a flow — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS a a flow A a (pronounced ah ah ) is a Hawaiian term for lava flows that have a rough rubbly surface composed of broken lava blocks called clinkers. The incredibly spiny surface of a solidified a a flow makes… … Glossary of volcanic terms
AA lava — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A Hawaiian term for lava that has a rough, jagged, spiny, and often clinkery surface. In thick aa flows, the surface comprises rubble composed of loose, rough lapilli and blocks that generally hides a thick, more… … Glossary of volcanic terms
