PAHOEHOE

Meaning of PAHOEHOE in English

[ pə'həʊɪhəʊi ]

■ noun Geology basaltic lava forming smooth undulating or ropy masses. Often contrasted with aa .

Origin

C19: from Hawaiian.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PAHOEHOE — pəˈhōēˌhōē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hawaiian pāhoehoe : cooled hard lava marked by a smooth often billowy shiny surface …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAHOEHOE — (n.) A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced …
Английский словарь Webster
PAHOEHOE — ( n. ) A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAHOEHOE — /pah hoh"ay hoh'ay, peuh hoh"ee hoh'ee/ , n. basaltic lava having a smooth or billowy surface. Cf. aa . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAHOEHOE — n. hardened basaltic lava having relatively smooth surface
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PAHOEHOE — noun a name given in the sandwich islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced …
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LAVA — Molten rock originating as magma in the Earth's mantle that pours out onto the Earth's surface through volcanic vents (see …
Английский словарь Британика
ROPY LAVA — noun : lava marked with wrinkles resembling rope : pahoehoe
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AA — ˈäˌä, äˈä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hawaiian 'a'ā : rough scoriaceous lava — contrasted with pahoehoe
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AA — /ah"ah/ , n. basaltic lava having a rough surface. Also, a'a . Cf. pahoehoe . [ 1855-60; 'a'a ] Symbol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AA — [ 'α:α: ] ■ noun Geology basaltic lava forming very rough, jagged masses with a light frothy texture. Often contrasted …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCORIA — heavy, dark-coloured, glassy, pyroclastic igneous rock that contains many vesicles (bubblelike cavities). Foamlike scoria, in which the bubbles are very …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAVA — magma (molten rock) poured out onto the Earth's surface at temperatures from about 700 to 1,200 C (1,300 to 2,200 …
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CAVE PEARL — small, almost spherical concretion of calcite that is formed in a pool of water in a cave and is not …
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LAVA — n. Molten rock originating as magma in the Earth's mantle that pours out onto the Earth's surface through volcanic vents …
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STONE — Synonyms and related words : Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, …
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SCREE — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, alluvion, alluvium, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, conglomerate, crag, debris, deposit, …
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SCORIA
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SCHIST — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, conglomerate, crag, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, …
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SAPROLITE — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, conglomerate, crag, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, …
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SANDSTONE — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, conglomerate, crag, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, …
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RUBBLE — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, clamjamfry, conglomerate, crag, debris, druid stone, …
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MONOLITH — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, arch, barrow, basalt, bedrock, block lava, boundary stone, brash, brass, breccia, bust, …
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LAVA
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GRANITE — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, adamant, basalt, bedrock, block lava, bone, brash, breccia, brick, cement, concrete, conglomerate, …
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GNEISS — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, conglomerate, crag, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, …
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CRAG — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, basalt, bedrock, block lava, bluff, brash, breccia, cliff, cog, comb, conglomerate, druid …
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CONGLOMERATE — Synonyms and related words : Aktiengesellschaft, aa, abyssal rock, accumulate, accumulated, accumulation, acervation, adhere, admix, agglomerate, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, aggroup, …
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BRECCIA — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, agglomerate, agglomeration, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, bunch, clot, cluster, concrete, concretion, …
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BEDROCK — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, basalt, base, basement, basic, basis, bearing wall, bed, bedding, belly, block lava, …
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BASALT — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, conglomerate, crag, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, gneiss, …
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