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magma

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈmæɡmə/

magma means: Very hot liquid rock below the Earth’s surface.

noun

UNDERGROUND MELTED ROCKB2

Very hot liquid rock below the Earth’s surface.

  • Magma lies beneath the volcano.
  • As magma cools, it becomes solid rock.
  • Rising magma increased the pressure inside the mountain.

Common phrases: magma chamber, hot magma, magma beneath something

ALGEBRAIC STRUCTUREC2

A collection of mathematical objects with one rule for combining any two of them.

  • This set forms a magma.
  • A magma need not have an associative operation.
  • The students compared two finite magmas.

Common phrases: finite magma, commutative magma, magma operation, magma structure

Questions about magma

What does magma mean?

Very hot liquid rock below the Earth’s surface.

What is magma in other languages?

Türkçe: magma · Español: magma · Français: magma · Deutsch: Magma · Italiano: magma · 日本語: マグマ

How do you pronounce magma?

It is pronounced /ˈmæɡmə/.

How do you use magma in a sentence?

Magma lies beneath the volcano. As magma cools, it becomes solid rock.

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