MAGMA
What does "MAGMA" mean?
Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, from which igneous rock forms.
Meanings
- Hot, fluid or semi-fluid molten rock below the Earth's surface; it becomes lava once it erupts. Pressure built as magma rose through the volcano's plumbing. technical
Did you know?
- There is no chemical difference between magma and lava — geologists call the molten rock 'magma' while it's underground and 'lava' the instant it breaks the surface.
Word origin
From Greek 'magma', meaning a thick unguent or kneaded mass, from 'massein' (to knead); adopted into geology in the 19th century.
Remember it
MAGMA stays underground; lose the second M and add V — 'lava' is what escapes.
A little poem
Slow furnace of stone,
it waits a thousand years to
learn the word for sky.
haiku
What it teaches
Pressure with nowhere to go is just an eruption waiting to be named.
Quick facts
What does MAGMA mean?
Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, from which igneous rock forms.
Is MAGMA a valid word?
Yes — MAGMA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MAGMA?
MAGMA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MAGMA come from?
From Greek 'magma', meaning a thick unguent or kneaded mass, from 'massein' (to knead); adopted into geology in the 19th century.
What can MAGMA teach us?
Pressure with nowhere to go is just an eruption waiting to be named.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.