Magma
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmæɡ.mə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Magma is a noun meaning (mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.
Meaning
(mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.
More Meanings
- Any soft doughy mass.
- The residuum after expressing the juice from fruits.
- (geology) A mixture of molten silicate rock, crystals, and gas within the earth, which may be erupted as lava or cool in place to form igneous intrusions.
Example Sentences
By the pathside, there are occasional large boulders that shown black crystals the size of a fingernail; these are pyroxene minerals that had time to crystallise out deep within the chamber of liquid rock – or magma – beneath the volcano.
Word Forms
- magmas
- magmata
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gabbroid, melt, igneous, source, intruding, erupting.
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