scoria
11scoria cone — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Small volcanic landforms formed from focused (single vent) subaerial strombolian eruptions of basalt or basaltic andesite magma. These features have an inverted cone shaped profile and are generally circular in plan,… …
12scoria — noun (plural scoriae) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek skōria, from skōr excrement more at scatology Date: 14th century 1. the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores ; slag 2. rough vesicular cindery lava •… …
13scoria — noun /skɔːɹiə/ a) The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore b) A porous rock that is formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcanos crater …
14scoria — Synonyms and related words: aa, abyssal rock, alluvion, alluvium, ash, ashes, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brand, brash, breccia, calx, carbon, charcoal, cinder, clinker, coal, coke, conglomerate, coom, crag, deposition, deposits, diluvium, draff …
15scoria — {{hw}}{{scoria}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Residuo della fusione di minerali costituito dalle impurità del minerale e dalle materie prime aggiuntevi per fonderlo. 2 Brandello di lava, spesso spugnoso, espulso da un vulcano. 3 (fis.) Scorie radioattive,… …
16scoria — pl.f. scorie …
17scoria — a) [ soils ] Vesicular rock fragments e 2 mm in at least one dimension and a specific gravity > 2.0, or a cindery crust of such material on the surface of andesitic or basaltic lava; the vesicular nature is due to the escape of volcanic …
18scoria — sco·ri·a || skÉ”Ërɪə n. slag, waste material that remains after smelting metal; variety of light lava stone similar to pumice …
19scoria — [ skɔ:rɪə] noun (plural scoriae rɪi:) 1》 basaltic lava ejected as fragments from a volcano, typically with a frothy texture. 2》 slag separated from molten metal during smelting. Derivatives scoriaceous eɪʃəs adjective Origin ME: via L. from Gk… …
20scoria — s. f. 1. residuo, rimanenza, rimasuglio, avanzo, loppa, scarto □ cascame, pula, mondiglia □ feccia 2. (fig.) parte peggiore, peggio CONTR. parte migliore, meglio …
