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An upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
rookwolk
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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Dutch:
stofwolk
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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Finnish:
pluumi
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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French:
nuage de fumée
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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German:
Diapir
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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German:
Manteldiapir
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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German:
Plume
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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Italian:
colonna
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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Portuguese:
pluma
— upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle