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Lava vs Cinders - What's the difference?

lava | cinders |

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

English

(wikipedia 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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