Stratovolcanic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Stratovolcanic is an adjective meaning (volcanology) Of or pertaining to a stratovolcano.
Meaning
(volcanology) Of or pertaining to a stratovolcano.
Example Sentences
An andesite-dacite stratovolcanic chain, sub-parallel to the Carpathian arc, was formed 17-12 Ma ago (Harangi et al. 2007).
Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a large stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia.
[…] obviously taken from one of the headwaters of Rio Manso, immediately northeast of Ventisquero Grande, appears as plainly as any one could wish the layered, stratovolcanic structure of the southeast part of Tronador.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include volcanostratigraphic, volcanological, volcanic, volcanistic, supervolcanic, hypervolcanic.
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