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
- 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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