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单词 magma
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Definition of magma in English:

magma

nounPlural magmata, Plural magmas ˈmaɡməˈmæɡmə
mass noun
  • Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

    (地壳中的)岩浆

    when red-hot magma comes into contact with seawater, an explosion results
    count noun basaltic magmas are normally expelled at the surface in a very hot and fluid state
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Magmas concentrate metals, and magma fluids traveling into the surrounding wall rock plant the seeds for mineral growth.
    • Crystals of the mineral were then carried in suspension by the upward-moving magma and forced toward the center of the flowing slurry.
    • Prior to any volcanic eruption, magma wells up through the earth's crust via any weaknesses in the rock structure.
    • Scientists believe that diamonds ascend to the earth's surface in rare molten rock, or magma that originates at great depths.
    • Massive sulfide deposits may also form in other settings where water circulates in rocks near cooling magma.
    • What they do know is that a ‘slow rise’ of magma is driving lava to the surface, which has created a new lava dome in the mountain's crater.
    • As old oceanic crust was consumed in the trenches, new magma rose and erupted along the spreading ridges to form new crust.
    • In other words, the magma is squeezed upwards as thin sheets through long, narrow fractures.
    • Vulcanites, such as basalt and fire opal, will be formed within erupted magma where cooling is rapid and only tiny crystals have the chance to form.
    • This magma is rich in carbon dioxide gas, which produces explosive eruptions.
    • Normally magma would fill the crack and the adjacent plates would inch away by just that amount.
    • Melts form at the highest temperatures and lowest pressures resulting in large volumes of tholeiitic magma that form shield volcanoes such as Mauna Loa.
    • From beneath the dome, the magma could combine with pressurized gases and steam to trigger an eruption, Pierson said.
    • Igneous rocks are those that have formed from molten magma.
    • The continuing uplift of the caldera rim can be explained by the restricted size of the magma's exit route.
    • Until the rocks crystallized, uranium atoms could move freely through the molten magma from which they formed, and decayed uranium could be replenished.
    • Dolerite is basaltic magma that solidifies rapidly in sills and dikes near the surface.
    • Two years ago the magma was close enough to the crown of the volcano to be seen clearly from the air.
    • An aircraft will soon fly over the lava dome to test for the presence of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, signs that magma might be building up.
    • Injections of new batches of mafic magma have been important for triggering dacitic eruptions.

Derivatives

  • magmatic

  • adjective maɡˈmatɪkmæɡˈmædɪk
    • In central and northern Sardinia there is evidence of an Ordovician magmatic belt upon older basement interpreted as an Andean-type volcanic arc.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Thin-section analysis shows that the minerals forming the magmatic foliation do not show any signs of deformation or recrystallization.
      • In the upper parts of both granites, the magmatic foliation lies in a subhorizontal orientation.
      • The magmatic fabric of a plutonic rock forms during a relatively short time interval, after ascent and before final crystallization of magma.
      • Rifting was associated with magmatic activity.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'residue of dregs after evaporation or pressing of a semi-liquid substance'): via Latin from Greek magma (from massein 'knead').

Definition of magma in US English:

magma

nounˈmæɡməˈmaɡmə
  • Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

    (地壳中的)岩浆

    when red-hot magma comes into contact with seawater, an explosion results
    count noun basaltic magmas are normally expelled at the surface in a very hot and fluid state
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Melts form at the highest temperatures and lowest pressures resulting in large volumes of tholeiitic magma that form shield volcanoes such as Mauna Loa.
    • An aircraft will soon fly over the lava dome to test for the presence of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, signs that magma might be building up.
    • The continuing uplift of the caldera rim can be explained by the restricted size of the magma's exit route.
    • Magmas concentrate metals, and magma fluids traveling into the surrounding wall rock plant the seeds for mineral growth.
    • This magma is rich in carbon dioxide gas, which produces explosive eruptions.
    • Until the rocks crystallized, uranium atoms could move freely through the molten magma from which they formed, and decayed uranium could be replenished.
    • Injections of new batches of mafic magma have been important for triggering dacitic eruptions.
    • Normally magma would fill the crack and the adjacent plates would inch away by just that amount.
    • Crystals of the mineral were then carried in suspension by the upward-moving magma and forced toward the center of the flowing slurry.
    • Massive sulfide deposits may also form in other settings where water circulates in rocks near cooling magma.
    • From beneath the dome, the magma could combine with pressurized gases and steam to trigger an eruption, Pierson said.
    • In other words, the magma is squeezed upwards as thin sheets through long, narrow fractures.
    • Vulcanites, such as basalt and fire opal, will be formed within erupted magma where cooling is rapid and only tiny crystals have the chance to form.
    • As old oceanic crust was consumed in the trenches, new magma rose and erupted along the spreading ridges to form new crust.
    • What they do know is that a ‘slow rise’ of magma is driving lava to the surface, which has created a new lava dome in the mountain's crater.
    • Prior to any volcanic eruption, magma wells up through the earth's crust via any weaknesses in the rock structure.
    • Scientists believe that diamonds ascend to the earth's surface in rare molten rock, or magma that originates at great depths.
    • Two years ago the magma was close enough to the crown of the volcano to be seen clearly from the air.
    • Dolerite is basaltic magma that solidifies rapidly in sills and dikes near the surface.
    • Igneous rocks are those that have formed from molten magma.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘residue of dregs after evaporation or pressing of a semiliquid substance’): via Latin from Greek magma (from massein ‘knead’).

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