Synonyms for magmas

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mag-muh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæg mə

Définition of magmas

Origin : mid-15c., "dregs," from Latin magma "dregs of an ointment," from Greek magma "thick unguent, ointment," from root of massein "to knead, mold," from PIE *mag- "to knead" (see macerate). Geological meaning "molten rock" is 1859. Related: Magmalic.

As in lava : noun volcano matter

Example sentences :

Magmas also contain many other chemical elements in trace quantities.
Extract from : « Volcanoes » by Robert I. Tilling

The settlement of this problem awaits the solution of the more general problem of the origin and crystallization of magmas.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

With the recognition of evidence of a deeper source related to magmas, the emphasis has swung rapidly to the other extreme.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

Facts of this kind seem to favor the position of certain geologists that magmas may assimilate the rocks they invade.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

This is the so-called "inorganic" theory, that oil comes from magmas and volcanic exhalations.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

Basaltic magmas, generated in the upper mantle beneath the ridge, rise along fractures through the basaltic layer.
Extract from : « Volcanoes » by Robert I. Tilling

Basaltic magmas, generated in the mantle beneath the ridge, rise along fractures through the granitic layer.
Extract from : « Volcanoes » by Robert I. Tilling

Magmas, generated near the base of the mountain root, rise slowly or intermittently along fractures in the crust.
Extract from : « Volcanoes » by Robert I. Tilling

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