lava dome

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Definition of lava dome in English English dictionary

A roughly circular mound-shaped bulge that builds up from the slow eruption of viscous felsic lava from a volcano

Mount St. Helens has been building a new lava dome since the May, 1980 eruption.

Related Terms

lava domes

plural form of lava dome

Hyphenation

la·va dome

Turkish pronunciation

lävı dōm

Pronunciation

/ˈlävə ˈdōm/ /ˈlɑːvə ˈdoʊm/