lapillus

[ luh-pil-uhs ]

/ ləˈpɪl əs /

noun, plural la·pil·li [luh-pil-ahy]. /ləˈpɪl aɪ/.

a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.

Origin of lapillus

1740–50; <Latin: little stone, pebble, diminutive of lapis stone

Words nearby lapillus

lapheld, lapidary, lapidate, lapidicolous, lapidify, lapillus, lapin, lapinization, lapis, lapis lazuli, Lapith

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Example sentences from the Web for lapillus

They have defied and conquered the lava, and lapillus, going always ahead there where duty called them.
Sterminator Vesevo (Vesuvius the great exterminator)|Matilde Serao
Has Ottaiano then been destroyed only by the fall of lapillus and stones?
Sterminator Vesevo (Vesuvius the great exterminator)|Matilde Serao
It is thought that the last species is recognized in the Purpura lapillus (Fig. 277), which abounds in the Channel.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
Our automobile is now going slower, it cracks between two deep sinks of ashes and lapillus.
Sterminator Vesevo (Vesuvius the great exterminator)|Matilde Serao

The Purpura lapillus and Littorina litorea and rudis (periwinkles), so plentiful on this coast, are present.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for lapillus

lapillus

/ (ləˈpɪləs) /

noun plural -li (-laɪ)

a small piece of lava thrown from a volcano

Word Origin for lapillus

C18: Latin: little stone

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Scientific definitions for lapillus

lapillus

[ lə-pĭl′əs ]

Plural lapilli (lə-pĭl′ī′)

A small fragment of lava, between 2 and 64 mm in size, blown out from a volcano.

单词	lapillus
释义	lapillus [ luh-pil-uhs ] / ləˈpɪl əs / noun, plural la·pil·li [luh-pil-ahy]. /ləˈpɪl aɪ/. a small stony particle ejected from a volcano. Origin of lapillus 1740–50; <Latin: little stone, pebble, diminutive of lapis stone Words nearby lapillus lapheld, lapidary, lapidate, lapidicolous, lapidify, lapillus, lapin, lapinization, lapis, lapis lazuli, Lapith Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lapillus They have defied and conquered the lava, and lapillus, going always ahead there where duty called them. Sterminator Vesevo (Vesuvius the great exterminator)\|Matilde Serao Has Ottaiano then been destroyed only by the fall of lapillus and stones? Sterminator Vesevo (Vesuvius the great exterminator)\|Matilde Serao It is thought that the last species is recognized in the Purpura lapillus (Fig. 277), which abounds in the Channel. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier Our automobile is now going slower, it cracks between two deep sinks of ashes and lapillus. Sterminator Vesevo (Vesuvius the great exterminator)\|Matilde Serao The Purpura lapillus and Littorina litorea and rudis (periwinkles), so plentiful on this coast, are present. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold British Dictionary definitions for lapillus lapillus / (ləˈpɪləs) / noun plural -li (-laɪ) a small piece of lava thrown from a volcano Word Origin for lapillus C18: Latin: little stone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for lapillus lapillus [ lə-pĭl′əs ] Plural lapilli (lə-pĭl′ī′) A small fragment of lava, between 2 and 64 mm in size, blown out from a volcano. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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