Hornito
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hornito is a noun meaning (geology) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
Meaning
(geology) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
Example Sentences
When Humboldt visited this place, the natives assured him that the heat of the hornitos had formerly been much greater. The thermometer rose to 203° when placed in the fissures exhaling aqueous vapour.
Word Forms
- hornitos
- hornitoes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hoodoo, hummock, humpback, humping, hunch, hommock.
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