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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILLOW LAVA

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Pillow lava is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PILLOW LAVA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pillow lava

Pillow lava

Pillow lavas are lavas that contain characteristic pillow-shaped structures that are attributed to the extrusion of the lava under water, or subaqueous extrusion. Pillow lavas in volcanic rock are characterized by thick sequences of discontinuous pillow-shaped masses, commonly up to one metre in diameter. They form the upper part of 'Layer 2' of normal oceanic crust.

Definition of pillow lava in the English dictionary

The definition of pillow lava in the dictionary is lava that has solidified under water, having a characteristic structure comprising a series of close-fitting pillow-shaped masses.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILLOW LAVA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PILLOW LAVA

ava
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Synonyms and antonyms of pillow lava in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pillow lava» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILLOW LAVA

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

Translator English - Chinese

枕状熔岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lava almohadillada
570 millions of speakers

English

pillow lava
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तकिया लावा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وسادة الحمم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подушка лавы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

travesseiro lava
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালিশ লাভা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laves en coussins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lava bantal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pillowlaven
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

枕状溶岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

베개 용암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lava bantal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gối dung nham
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலையணை லாவா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उशी लावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yastık lavı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pillow lava
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poduszka lawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Подушка лави
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pernă lavă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάβας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kussing lava
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kuddlava
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

putelava
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pillow lava

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLOW LAVA»

The term «pillow lava» is normally little used and occupies the 148.711 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLOW LAVA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pillow lava

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLOW LAVA»

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Variolitic Pillow-Lava from Newfoundland
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Reginald Aldworth Daly, 2012
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Volcanism
A Fig. 5.8. Densely packed a pillow lava along Akaki River Canyon (Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus) A Fig. 5.9. Pillow lavas in the uplifted submarine part of the island of La Palma (Canary Islands) with clear, tube-like lava structures ( Barranco de ...
Hans-Ulrich Schmincke, 2004
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Environmental Effects on Volcanic Eruptions: From Deep ...
A distinction is made between three main phases in the generation of a subglacial volcano: pillow lava, hyaloclastites, and subaerial lava. A pile of pillow lava forms if the hydrostatic pressure exceeds the gas pressure of the magma ( see ...
James R. Zimbelman, Tracey K.P. Gregg, 2000
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
These data show the presence of fresh pillow lava, fresh sheet and lobate flows, and fresh aa and pahoehoe flows emerging from the summit of Loihi. Bottom transponder-controlled dredging (shipboard) of prospective hydrothermal deposit  ...
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Igneous Rocks: From Fire to Stone
There are four basic types of lava flows that cool to form basalts—pahoehoe, a'a, pillow lava, and columnar lava. Pahoehoe is the first type of lava to erupt from volcanoes such as those in Hawaii. It is smooth lava that cools to form various ...
Darlene R. Stille, 2008
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Precambrian Geology of Finland
... rocks 11735 Mäntyvaara Pillow lava 3.03 15.45 0.1185 0.511285±11 2440 - 1.9 2831 11736 Mäntyvaara Pillow lava 2.04 9.99 0.1235 0.511327±10 2440 - 2.7 2922 11739 Mäntyvaara Pillow lava 2.17 10.76 0.1219 0.511270±11 2440 - 3.3 ...
Martti Lehtinen, Pekka A. Nurmi, O.T. Ramo, 2005
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Chen and red argillite immediately adjacent to the pillow lava have been contact metamorphosed (see Roser & Grapes 1990, this issue). Small blocks of chert occur within the lava, while veins of lava also extend into the chert (Fig. 3).
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Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
11). Commonly, lobate lava flows have abundant drain back shelves or are entirely hollow, and in this they resemble shelly pahoehoe flows. In terms of internal structure, lobate lava closely resembles pillow lava, although lobate lava is more ...
Haraldur Sigurdsson, Bruce Houghton, Hazel Rymer, 1999
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Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2156
Magnetite lenses and magnetite- rich tuff locally present; minor basaltic pillow lava. Lower Ordovician and Earlier LUSHS BIGHT GROUP (Units 1-4) 4 Black, locally hematized pillow lava, agglomerate and tuff with common interpillow and  ...
Swinden, H S, Evans, D T W, Kean, B F
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The pillow lava and associated finegrained sediments, and their relationship to the enclosing greywacke (Waipapa Group), are well exposed at Pillow Bay. The following observations were made. 1 . The pillow lava has a depositional contact  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILLOW LAVA»

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How do volcanoes form underwater, Sydney Australia
“Advancing lava flows into this crust, forming what is known as pillow lava. Scientists still have much to learn about the place and activity of ... «FreeDistrict, Jul 15»
2
Albay beach reveals ancient 'pillow lava'
ANCIENT LAVA. Christopher Newhall inspects a pillow lava formation at the beach of Brgy Salvacion in Sto Domingo, Albay. Photo by Rhaydz ... «Rappler, May 15»
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These are a few of my favorite species: Paulasterias mcclaini …
It's found on rock, mud, pillow lava, vent chimney fragments, and even hydrothermally altered clays interspersed with bacterial mats. Credit :(c) ... «Deep-Sea News, Apr 15»
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Stepping Out: Walk to Ynys Llanddwyn on Santes Dwynwen's Day …
... others find the rock formations fascinating, the rock outcrops at the entrance to the island are fine examples of rocks formed by pillow lava. «Daily Post North Wales, Jan 15»
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Proposal to make Mt Rinjani a global geopark
... in the Mount Rinjani area such as Batu Bolong, Benang Kelambu and Benang Stokel Water Falls, and Pillow Lava found in Gili Trawangan. «ANTARA, Dec 14»
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Scientists discover 64P comet stinks and has dunes just like Earth
A different composite of more dense volatile ices give a material like "pillow lava", which can also be seen in image 2 as the flat topped bulges ... «Gizmodo, Oct 14»
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Kia ora: Muriwai
There isn't one, but the pillow lava rock formations on the cliffs are as old as the hills and geologists travel across the world to marvel at them. «New Zealand Herald, Oct 14»
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Auckland: City alive with history
... Cornwall Park's birds, trees and volcanic sites, Devonport's volcanoes, the Muriwai pillow lava rock formations, and the Takapuna fossil forest ... «New Zealand Herald, Sep 14»
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Proof of life: Reevaluating oldest known Archean trace fossil for …
Pillow lava outcrop formed when hot magma erupted onto the Archean ocean from the previously proposed Biomarker type locality in the ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»
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Ice and fire forge a reservoir for life on Mars
"Pillow lava formations are just lava flows that form thick 'blob' shapes when water-either from melted glacial ice or at the bottom of an ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»

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