LAVA


Meaning of LAVA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlä-və, ˈla- ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, ultimately from Latin labes fall; akin to Latin labi to slide — more at sleep

Date: 1759

: molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (as earth) or moon ; also : such rock that has cooled and hardened

• la·va·like -ˌlīk adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.