■ noun hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
Origin
C18: from Ital. (orig. denoting a stream caused by sudden rain), from ~re 'to wash', from L.
■ noun hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
Origin
C18: from Ital. (orig. denoting a stream caused by sudden rain), from ~re 'to wash', from L.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004