lava
The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
Other meanings
A body of lava.
A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.
A kind of
- volcanic rock
Kinds of lava
- pillow lava
Related words
- lavacicle
- lavafall
- lavaform
- lavaless
- lavalike
- lavascape
- laze
- lava flow
- lava lamp
- lava millstone
- lava ware
- fat lava
Word history
From Latin "lābēs" (a fall; a collapse; subsidence).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lava” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.