As nouns the difference between lava and cinders
is that lava is the melted rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides while cinders is .
lava
Noun
The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
(informal, proscribed) Magma.
Usage notes
Geologists make a distinction between magma (molten rock underground) and lava (molten rock on the surface).
Derived terms
* lava lamp
* lava millstone
* lava ware
See also
* aa
* pahoehoe
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cinders
English
Noun
(head)
(geology) fragments of lava; scoria
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