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Stratovolcano vs Supervolcano - What's the difference?

stratovolcano | supervolcano |

As nouns the difference between stratovolcano and supervolcano

is that stratovolcano is (vulcanology) a tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash while supervolcano is (volcanology|neologism) a powerful volcano, often having an explosive or cataclysmic eruption.

stratovolcano

English

(wikipedia stratovolcano)

Noun

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

    • supervolcano

    English

    (wikipedia supervolcano)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (volcanology, neologism) A powerful volcano, often having an explosive or cataclysmic eruption

    • Derived terms

    * supervolcanic