Millimeter vs Lapilli - What's the difference?

millimeter | lapilli |


As nouns the difference between millimeter and lapilli

is that millimeter is millimetre (uk), millimeter (us) while lapilli is a sphere shaped droplet of molten lava ejected from a volcanic eruption which falls to earth while still at least partially molten, ranging in size from 2 to 64 millimeters.

millimeter

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • Anagrams

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    lapilli

    English

    Noun

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  • A sphere shaped droplet of molten lava ejected from a volcanic eruption which falls to earth while still at least partially molten, ranging in size from 2 to 64 millimeters.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 8, author=Henry Fountain, title=It’s Still Dark Out, So Why Are the Birds Singing Away?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=They also found rounded granules that are probably accretionary lapilli — volcanic hailstones, formed as material gathers in the air. }}

    Hypernyms

    * tephra ----