| 单词 | volcanic arc |
| 释义 | volcanic arcnouna curving chain of active volcanoes formed above a subduction zone and adjacent to a convergent plate boundary. Words nearby volcanic arcvolatility index, volatilization, volatilize, vol-au-vent, volcanic, volcanic arc, volcanic ash, volcanic bomb, volcanic cone, volcanic glass, volcaniclastic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for volcanic arcvolcanic arc [ vŏl-kăn′ĭk, vôl- ] A curved chain of volcanoes in the overriding tectonic plate of a subduction zone. Volcanic arcs form as the result of rising magma formed by the melting of the downgoing plate. They are curved because of the curvature of the Earth. The Andes mountains form a volcanic arc. See also island arc. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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