Complete Definition of "lava"

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English

Etymology
It. lava, lava, originally, in Naples, a torrent of rain overflowing the streets, from Italian and L. lavare, to wash. See lave

Pronunciation
enPR|läʹv�, IPA|/l��v�/, SAMPA|/lA:v@/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��v�|-��v�

Noun
en-noun|s|-

  1. The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.

    1. magma<!--, molten rock within the earth.-->

    Derived terms
    lava lamp
    Lava millstone<!--:, a hard and coarse basaltic millstone from the neighborhood of the Rhine.-->
    lava ware<!--:, a kind of cheap pottery made of iron slag cast into tiles, urns, table tops, etc., resembling lava in appearance.-->

    Translations
    trans-top|melted rock
    Croatian: t+|hr|lava|f
    Finnish: t+|fi|laava
    French: t+|fr|lave|f
    trans-mid
    German: t+|de|Lava|f
    Japanese: JAchar|溶岩 (y�gan)
    trans-bottom

    trans-top|magma
    Croatian: t+|hr|lava|f
    Finnish: t+|fi|laava
    German: t+|de|Lava|f, t-|de|Magma|n
    trans-mid
    Japanese: JAchar|��� (maguma)
    trans-bottom

    Translations to be checked
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    ttbc|Maori: rangitoto

    See also
    aa
    pahoehoe

    Category:Geology


    Crimean Tatar

    Etymology
    It.|crh lava#Italian|lava.

    Noun
    infl|crh|noun

    1. #English|lava

    Declension
    crh-latin-noun|nıñ|ga|nı|da|dan

    References
    R:Useinov-Mireev 2002


    Croatian

    Noun
    hr-noun|g=f|lave

    1. geology|lang=hr #English|lava

    Declension
    hr-decl-noun
    |lava|lave
    |lave|lava
    |lavi|lavama
    |lavu|lave
    |lavo|lave
    |lavi|lavama
    |lavom|lavama


    Finnish

    Noun
    fi-noun|lav|type=kala

    1. platform
    2. stage (in a theatre etc.)

    Anagrams
    vala


    Italian

    Verb
    infl|it|verb form

    1. form of|third-person|Third-person singular present tense|lavare#Italian|lavare|lang=Italian
    2. form of|second-person|Second-person singular imperative|lavare#Italian|lavare|lang=Italian

    ca:lava
    et:lava
    el:lava
    es:lava
    fa:lava
    fr:lava
    hr:lava
    io:lava
    it:lava
    ku:lava
    pl:lava
    pt:lava
    ru:lava
    sl:lava
    fi:lava
    ta:lava
    te:lava
    vi:lava
    zh:lava

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