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lava dome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A convex volcanic structure made of generally viscous, felsic lava, which grows slowly over time by extrusion from a volcanic edifice, either endogenously, by inflating from within, or exogenously, as erupted flow lobes of lava.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, volcanology

Examples

  • Lava domes are rarely seen in shield volcanos.
  • Mount St. Helens has been building a new lava dome since the May, 1980 eruption.

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 火山穹丘 (huǒshān qióngqiū) — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • Georgian: ვულკანური გუმბათი (vulḳanuri gumbati) — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • Georgian: ლავის გუმბათი (lavis gumbati) — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • German: Lavadom — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • Hebrew: כיפת לבה (kipat láva) — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • Italian: duomo di lava — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • Italian: duomo lavico — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • Spanish: domo de lava — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • Spanish: domo tapón — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion
  • Tibetan: རྡོ་ཞུན་གྱི་བ་གམ (rdo zhun gyi ba gam) — convex, felsic, volcanic extrusion