As nouns the difference between magma and volcano
is that magma is the molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc while volcano is a vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
magma
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Noun
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en noun)
(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
(mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.
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volcano
Noun
(en-noun)
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
Derived terms
(Terms derived from "volcano")
* active volcano
* complex volcano
* cryovolcano
* dormant volcano
* extinct volcano
* mud volcano
* shield volcano
* stratovolcano
* subglacial volcano
* supervolcano
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* volcanic
* volcanism
* volcanology
