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Lava vs Stratovolcano - What's the difference?

lava | stratovolcano |

As a verb lava

is to wash.

As a noun stratovolcano is

(vulcanology) a tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.

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

    Anagrams

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    stratovolcano

    English

    (wikipedia stratovolcano)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (vulcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.