单词 | stratovolcano |
释义 | stratovolcanon. Geology. A volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > volcano > [noun] Vulcan?a1425 volcan1577 volcano1613 furnace1660 volcanello1669 volcano mountain1693 pseudo-volcano1794 mud volcano1816 salse1831 stratovolcano1894 shield volcano1911 1894 Ad Interim Rep. Dept. Mines (W. Austral.) vi. 36 Old volcanoes which in their time were of similar build to the strato-volcanoes of later periods. 1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 25 The typical large volcano with a well-developed crater is an intermediate or composite structure, usually built of alternating layers of lava and cinders, and therefore called a stratovolcano. 1977 Whitaker's Almanack 1037/2 Merapi, a strato-volcano on the island of Java, has been active for several centuries. 2006 Science 11 Aug. 821/1 Mount Etna, a basaltic stratovolcano located near a densely populated area, is commonly considered to exhibit only effusive eruptions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894 |
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