pahoehoe

pahoehoe
/pah hoh"ay hoh'ay, peuh hoh"ee hoh'ee/, n.
basaltic lava having a smooth or billowy surface. Cf. aa.
[1855-60; < Hawaiian pahoehoe]

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  • Pahoehoe — Pa*ho e*ho e, n. (Min.) A name given in Hawaii (formerly the Sandwich Islands) to lava having a relatively smooth or billowing surface, in distinction from the rough surfaced lava, called {aa}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • pahoehoe — s. f. [Geologia] Tipo de lava fluida, que solidifica com uma superfície regular, lisa ou ondulada. ≠ AA   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa, do havaiano …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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  • pahoehoe blister — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Blisters are thin walled basaltic glass bubbles formed by the release of volcanic gas from the surface of a pahoehoe flow. Like a glass blower that blows air into molten glass to create a goblet or vase, gas… …   Glossary of volcanic terms

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