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PRONUNCIATION OF LAPILLI

lapilli  [ləˈpɪlaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAPILLI

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Lapilli is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LAPILLI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lapilli

Lapilli

Lapilli is a size classification term for tephra, which is material that falls out of the air during a volcanic eruption or during some meteorite impacts. Lapilli means "little stones" in Latin. By definition lapilli range from 2 to 64 mm in diameter. A pyroclastic particle greater than 64 mm in diameter is known as a volcanic bomb when molten, or a volcanic block when solid. Pyroclastic material with particles less than 2 mm in diameter is referred to as volcanic ash.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAPILLI


aspergilli
ˌæspəˈdʒɪlaɪ
bacilli
bəˈsɪlaɪ
lactobacilli
ˌlæktəʊbəˈsɪlaɪ
microvilli
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈvɪlaɪ
morbilli
mɔːˈbɪlaɪ
pneumobacilli
ˌnjuːməʊbəˈsɪlaɪ
pulvilli
pʌlˈvɪlaɪ
streptobacilli
ˌstrɛptəʊbəˈsɪlaɪ
strobili
ˈstrəʊbɪlaɪ
styli
ˈstaɪlaɪ
tali
ˈteɪlaɪ
thiobacilli
ˌθaɪəʊbəˈsɪlaɪ
villi
ˈvɪlaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAPILLI

lapidaries
lapidarist
lapidary
lapidate
lapidation
lapideous
lapidescence
lapidescent
lapidicolous
lapidific
lapidification
lapidified
lapidifies
lapidify
lapidist
lapilliform
lapillus
lapin
lapis
lapis lazuli

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAPILLI

bailli
bird´s-eye chilli
bouilli
chilli
cuir-bouilli
dilli
fusilli
loci sigilli
locus sigilli
piccalilli
scungilli

Synonyms and antonyms of lapilli in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lapilli» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAPILLI

Find out the translation of lapilli to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lapilli from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lapilli» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

火山砾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lapilli
570 millions of speakers

English

lapilli
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lapilli
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lapilli
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лапилли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lapilli
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lapilli
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lapilli
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lapilli
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lapilli
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

火山礫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lapilli
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lapilli
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lapilli
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிமலைச் சிறுகற்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॅपिली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lapilli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lapilli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lapilli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лапилли
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lapilli
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lapilli
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lapilli
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lapilli
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lapilli
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAPILLI»

Discover the use of lapilli in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lapilli and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pyroclastic Density Currents and the Sedimentation of ...
Michael J. Branney, B. Peter Kokelaar. Chapter 5 Interpreting ignimbrite lithofacies Kg. 5.1. Massive lapilli-tulf lithofacies (mLT). (A) Detail of mLT. This chapter presents an approach for ignimbrite description and interpretation. It draws on field, ...
Michael J. Branney, B. Peter Kokelaar, 2002
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
APPENDIX 1 Section 1 Cliff section Blake Road N103/569230 (See Fig. 2) 1-2 m Bedded white ash and lapilli (Upper unit) 10 m White ash lapilli and blocks, unsorted, matrix supported, uniform, massive. (Middle ignimbrite unit) sharp contact ...
3
Stratigraphy and Geology of Volcanic Areas
0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 50 100 150 200 250 60 65 70 75 80 85 Rb [ppm] Kumtepe Fallout Lower Lapilli Layer Upper Lapilli Layer SiO 2[wt.-%] Rhyolite Dacite High K calc-alkaline series Calc-alkaline series Kumtepe Fallout Lower Lapilli ...
Gianluca Groppelli, Lothar Viereck-Goette, 2010
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Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV
(2005), except that in the case of the Sudbury impact layer, the spherule bed with accompanying accretionary lapilli extends to Gunflint Lake at 5.8r (Jirsa et al., 2008). Thus, the Sudbury impact layer is generally consistent with the model ...
W. U. Reimold, Roger Lawrence Gibson, 2010
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8th International Kimberlite Conference: The C. Roger ...
3.3.2. Juvenile lapilli tuffs The Juvenile lapilli tuffs (B.H. Scott Smith, 2000, personal communication) are the main litho-units characterized by a wide textural spectrum, and are extensively altered by olivine-destructive secondary processes .
R. H. Mitchell, 2004
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
The debris, mainly pumice lapilli, was directed southeastward by the explosion; most of the material flowed into a canyon, where it overrode the west wall and continued down the side of an intervening spur. At point A (fig. 1) the flow in the ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1968
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Origin and Evolution of the Ontong Java Plateau
Table -. continued ash-cluster horizon at the top and accretionary lapilli horizon at the base 0-.4 00.00 00.0 0-.4 04.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.40 40.4. Unit contacts contact with unit - is diffuse contact with unit 0 not recovered contact with unit 0 is  ...
J. G. Fitton, 2004
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Tuffs: Their Properties, Uses, Hydrology, and Resources
Lapilli: fragments 2 mm to 64 mm in diameter. Lapilli- size particles may be juvenile, cognate, or accidental. Lithifled accumulations with >75% lapilli is lapillistone. Lapilli-tuff is a lithifled mixture of ash and lapilli, with ash-sized particles making ...
Grant Heiken, 2006
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The upper contact is sharp near source, when the ash is overlain by the basal lapilli of the Oakura Tephra. However, along the coast the upper lapilli diminishes to coarse ash grade and then the two units are almost inseparable. Although a ...
10
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
regarded as uncertain, but it was provisionally correlated with Te Rato Lapilli Member based on its dark colour (Lowe et al., 1980). This member of MT contains 26-34% forsteritic olivine by modal analysis of the ferromagnesian assemblage of ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAPILLI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lapilli is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Fall and Rise and Fall of Pompeii
Soon a rain of soft pumice, or lapilli, and ash began falling over the countryside. That evening, Pliny observed, “on Mount Vesuvius broad sheets of fire and ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
2
Rover eyes on rock layers on Mars
Rocks around Home Plate are mostly related to volcanism: they are deposits of tuff (volcanic ash that fell out of the air) or accretionary lapilli ... «The Planetary Society, May 15»
3
Fire in the Mountain
In her UA laboratory, dozens of tiny plastic bags filled with stony deposit nuggets – categorized by their size as lapilli – are labeled and stored. «UA News, May 15»
4
Dukono volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia): photos Nov 2014
... 13 different and attractive images of volcanoes, volcanic landscapes and phenomena taken during volcano tours over the past few years. Accretionary lapilli. «VolcanoDiscovery, Apr 15»
5
Sunset Crater: Spectacular Photos of a Cinder Cone Volcano
The volcanic ash and lapilli that spewed from Sunset Crater during its active period of eruption fell on a surrounding area of 800 square miles ... «Live Science, Mar 15»
6
Sam vs. the Volcano: Sam Cossman's journey 1200 feet to a lake of …
Tiny fragments of solidified lava called lapilli fell from the air. Compared to his previous expedition, the volcano was more active, the heat more ... «SI.com, Mar 15»
7
Colima volcano, Mexico: explosive activity Feb 2015
Accretionary lapilli. Small spherical balls of volcanic ash that form from a wet nucleus falling through a volcanic ash cloud. Lava and water. «VolcanoDiscovery, Mar 15»
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British climber achieves ambition to stand at the mouth of active …
"I've also been hit by newly ejected lapilli, and even though they're small, they still pack enough heat to scold your skin instantly and melt ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Alexandria Begins Drilling Copper-Gold Zone in Val d'Or
... in the drill holes is consistent with a Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide ("VMS") environment: namely, interbedded felsic tuffs and lapilli tuff, chert, ... «Marketwired, Feb 15»
10
Nevada's Drivable Impact Crater Yields Secrets
Within the breccia are lapilli, tiny balls of molten limestone that formed from vaporized rock thrown into the air during the impact. The lapilli ... «Discovery News, Feb 15»

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