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PRONUNCIATION OF VOLCANIC PLUG

volcanic plug  [vɒlˈkænɪk plʌɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOLCANIC PLUG

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Volcanic plug is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VOLCANIC PLUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

volcanic plug

Volcanic plug

A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcanic landform created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano. When present, a plug can cause an extreme build-up of pressure if rising volatile-charged magma is trapped beneath it, and this can sometimes lead to an explosive eruption. Glacial erosion can lead to exposure of the plug on one side, while a long slope of material remains on the opposite side. Such landforms are called crag and tail. If a plug is preserved, erosion may remove the surrounding rock while the erosion-resistant plug remains, producing a distinctive upstanding landform. An example of two volcanic plugs can be found at the Pitons, in Saint Lucia, as they rise abruptly out of the eastern Caribbean Sea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOLCANIC PLUG


chug-a-lug
ˈtʃʌɡəlʌɡ
chugalug
ˈtʃʌɡəˌlʌɡ
earplug
ˈɪəˌplʌɡ
fireplug
ˈfaɪəˌplʌɡ
glug
ɡlʌɡ
lug
lʌɡ
plug
plʌɡ
Rawlplug
ˈrɔːlplʌɡ
roseslug
ˈrəʊzˌslʌɡ
slug
slʌɡ
unplug
ʌnˈplʌɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOLCANIC PLUG

volatilization
volatilize
volcanic
volcanic bomb
volcanic glass
volcanic pipe
volcanically
volcanicity
volcanisation
volcanise
volcanism
volcanist
volcanization
volcanize
volcano
Volcano Islands
volcanologic
volcanological
volcanologist
volcanology

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOLCANIC PLUG

banana plug
glow plug
heater plug
jack plug
phono plug
salt plug
spark plug
sparking plug
three-pin plug
two-pin plug
wander plug

Synonyms and antonyms of volcanic plug in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «volcanic plug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOLCANIC PLUG

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

Translator English - Chinese

火山插头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tapón volcánico
570 millions of speakers

English

volcanic plug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज्वालामुखी प्लग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المكونات البركاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вулканическая пробка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plugue vulcânico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগ্নেয়গিরির প্লাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouchon volcanique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Palam gunung berapi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vulkan Stecker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

火山プラグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화산 플러그
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plug vulkanik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắm núi lửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிமலை பிளக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ज्वालामुखीचा प्लग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Volkanik fiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spina vulcanica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wtyczka wulkanicznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вулканічна пробка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dop vulcanic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηφαιστειακή βύσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vulkaniese prop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vulkanisk plugg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vulkansk plugg
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLCANIC PLUG»

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Volcanic Plug
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Intraplate Strike-slip Deformation Belts
The regional seismic profile in the Gabon margin indicates that the Loiret volcanic plug is characterized by a strong magnetic anomaly near the transition from continental to oceanic crust. See Figure 4 for line location and Table I for listing of ...
Fabrizio Storti, Robert E. Holdsworth, Francesco Salvini, 2003
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Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Africa
133 Sandara Hill is a volcanic plug standing some 200 m above the desert floor, The Nubian Sandstone at its foot dips steeply outwards for 50 m from the contact before becoming horizontal again. The principal rock type is a nosean-bearing ...
Alan Robert Woolley, 2001
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Congressional edition
In the frustum of the cones surrounding the volcanic plug, which are composed largely of talus and bowlders, we have approximately 8,900,000 tons, on the assumption that all of the mass in the frustum of the cones is made up of this material.
United States. Congress, 1912
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Bulletin - United States Geological Survey
Cataract formation : Schuchert, 1025. Interglacial deposits : Baker, 24. Niagara quadrangle : Kindle and Taylor, 619. Pleistocene : Fairchild, 366. Pre-Cambrian : Kemp, 588. Saratoga County, Northumberiand volcanic plug : Cushing, 273.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1914
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Bulletin
The next year, however, he ventured the opinion that the domes were caused by the uplifting force of water or oil rising under enormous hydrostatic pressure.4 In 1904 Hager 5 proposed the " volcanic plug " hypothesis, an important element of  ...
‎1919
7
Geology
... represents magma that solidified within the throat of a volcano. It forms isolated hill in surrounding denudated landscape. 2. a volcanic neck (also called a volcanic plug) is solidified lava that fills the conduit of a volcano. 3. solidified lava that ...
Cindy Jones, 2005
8
Congressional Serial Set
In the frustum of the cones surrounding the volcanic plug, which are composed largely of talus and bowlders, we have approximately 8,900,000 tons, on the assumption that all of the mass in the frustum of the cones is made up of this material.
‎1912
9
Potash-bearing rocks of the Leucite hills, Sweetwater ...
Assuming that the volcanic plug will have at least the same area below the level of Killpecker Valley as it has where the talus-covered slope conceals the main volcanic plug of the Tusk, we would have 1.6 acres yielding 3,798 tons of ...
Alfred Reginald Schultz, Whitman Cross, 1912
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A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
A volcanic plug can cause a buildup of pressure in the magma trapped behind it which may be followed by a violent explosive eruption. volcanic radiative forcing The effect of 'volcanic aerosols on radiation transfers within the atmosphere.
Chris Park, Michael Allaby, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLCANIC PLUG»

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​'Drumbeat' volcano earthquakes triggered by external noise – study
Certain volcanic eruptions, such the one at Mount St. Helens in Washington ... volcano, with the magma rising from the depths pushing the volcanic plug up in ... «RT, May 15»
2
Mingle With Monkeys and Spirits Atop This 2400-Foot Volcanic Plug
Atop a volcanic plug in Myanmar, 2,417 feet above the sea, sits a Buddhist monastery populated by golden Buddhas, cheeky monkeys, and long-suffering spirits ... «Slate Magazine, Nov 14»
3
Crieff earth energies expert reveals leyline links to national seats of …
“Scotland has some 15 volcanic plugs on the mainland and the energies they emit have been used by secret societies down through many centuries. «Scottish Daily Record, Oct 14»
4
What's In a Stone? Curling a Volcano Into the Winter Olympics
Ailsa Craig was too part of this volcanic story of the separation of two continents. The island is the site of a volcanic plug, a sort of tube of magma that rose up ... «Huffington Post UK, Feb 14»
5
Volcano Facts and Types of Volcanoes
A volcano is a vent or fissure in Earth's crust through which lava, ash, rock and ... Volcanic plugs: When magma solidifies in the fissure of a volcano the hard ... «LiveScience.com, Feb 13»
6
Rio's getting a facelift. Now we'll really be able to admire its beauty
What a place to fly in to. The city of Rio spreads itself around a number of these old volcanic plugs, like moss infilling a rockery. The only problem with Rio is what ... «The Independent, Nov 11»
7
curling stones' special granite comes from Scotland
Ailsa Craig is little more than a one square kilometre volcanic plug in a nature reserve in the Firth of Clyde coastal waters, but it has mythical status in curling ... «NRC International, Feb 10»
8
La Gomera: Walking in the shadow of a volcano
Offsetting the fertile, verdant softness are cloud-topped volcanic heights: a ... of a fertile valley, overshadowed by the awesome "Roque Cano" volcanic plug. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 09»
9
Nature's skyscraper, Steins Pillar, rises high above the trees
The 350-foot high scrawny looking basalt ancient volcanic plug overtops the ponderosa trees of Mill Creek Valley on a mountainside east of Prineville, Oregon. «KATU, Oct 08»
10
Mount St. Helens Volcanic Eruptions: 1980 vs. Now
A dark cloud was forming over the volcano. _ ... that new magma is moving into the lava dome that sits on top of the crater and serves as kind of a volcanic plug. «National Geographic, Oct 04»

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