Definition of Stratovolcano

1. Noun. (geology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stratovolcano

1. [n -NOS or -NOES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stratovolcano

stratocumuli
stratocumulus
stratographic
stratography
stratopause
stratopauses
stratose
stratosphere
stratospheres
stratospheric
stratospherically
stratotype
stratotypes
stratous
stratovolcanic
stratovolcano (current term)
stratovolcanoes
stratovolcanos
stratum
stratum basale
stratum corneum
stratum germinativum
stratum granulosum
stratum lucidum
stratums
stratus
stratus cloud
stratus fractus
straucht
strauchts

Literary usage of Stratovolcano

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"stratovolcano. A volcano that is constructed of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits; also known as a composite volcano, Strombolian éruption ..."

2. Abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology by Marvin A. Lanphere, G. Brent Dalrymple, Brent D. Turrin (1994)
"Initial melt in the model has [Sr]=350 and 87Sr/86Sr=0.7034 - the average values for aphyric basalts from shield volcano and stratovolcano. ..."

3. First International Symposium on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Program (1993)
"... AK Redoubt volcano, a remote 10200-foot-high stratovolcano 110 miles southwest of Anchorage, began its third major eruption this century on December 14, ..."

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