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magma

noun

mag·​ma ˈmag-mə How to pronounce magma (audio)
1
archaic : dregs, sediment
2
: a thin pasty suspension (as of a precipitate in water)
3
: molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock results by cooling
magmatic adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But people were warned to stay away because of the risk from noxious fumes and hot magma. Morgan Coates, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 The magma below the park is close to the surface, creating the hot springs above. Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 24 June 2022 Farley later said that the rock appears to have formed when crystals grew and subsequently settled in a slow-colling magma. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Dec. 2021 The first signs of an impending eruption started over a month ago, when the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater in Kilauea’s east rift zone began experiencing uplift, indicating a growing magma chamber below. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 4 May 2018 According to the Guardian, scientists already knew of a large magma chamber. The Editors, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2015 As gases start to build up pressure, the magma becomes unstable. Richard Galant, CNN, 23 Jan. 2022 As gases start to build up pressure, the magma becomes unstable. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2022 As gases start to build up pressure, the magma becomes unstable. Richard Galant, CNN, 23 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin magmat-, magma, from Greek, thick unguent, from massein to knead — more at mingle

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of magma was in the 15th century

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