Molten vs Lapilli - What's the difference?
molten | lapilli |
Melted.
Made from molten substance.
Glowing red-hot.
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
, passage=They also found rounded granules that are probably accretionary lapilli — volcanic hailstones, formed as material gathers in the air. }}
As an adjective molten
is melted.As a verb molten
is .As a noun 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.molten
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Alternative forms
* (qualifier) ymoltenAdjective
(en adjective)- molten wax
- molten rock
Verb
(head)lapilli
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