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Synonyms for magma

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mag-muh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæg mə

Définition of magma

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "dregs," from Latin magma "dregs of an ointment," from Greek magma "thick unguent, ointment," from root of massein "to knead, mold," from PIE *mag- "to knead" (see macerate). Geological meaning "molten rock" is 1859. Related: Magmalic.
  • As in lava : noun volcano matter
Example sentences :
  • The scientist pointed out the magma on Dr. Williams' sketch.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • Notice that the magma is not following the original channels.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • Now, two magma areas were showing where only one had shown before.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • The tunnel would have to be done before the magma started to move.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • At any rate, it is somewhat above this discontinuity that magma is formed.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • On the other hand, the magma could find weaknesses we haven't detected.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • According to what we have, this is the shape of a magma front.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • And the magma'll be thick, viscous stuff, like basalt on Terra.
  • Extract from : « Uller Uprising » by Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • If the initial composition of the magma is represented by a point between the two eutectic points, orthoclase will separate first.
  • Extract from : « The Phase Rule and Its Applications » by Alexander Findlay
  • They were not so much torn off and incorporated in the magma, as they were thoroughly injected and metamorphosed.
  • Extract from : « The Andes of Southern Peru » by Isaiah Bowman

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