lapillus
[luh-pil-uh s]
- a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.
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Origin of lapillus
1740–50; < Latin: little stone, pebble, diminutive of lapis stone
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The lapilli and the ashes were carried to greater distances.
The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872Luigi Palmieri
Evidently the only things thrown out from them have been gases, volcanic ashes, and lapilli.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume IIA.E. Nordenskieold
The solid matter thrown out by volcanoes consists of lapilli, scoriae, dust and bombs.
The San Francisco CalamityVarious
There was no pumice shown to me, but the dust and lapilli all seemed to be composed of comminuted old rock.
Complete Story of the San Francisco HorrorRichard Linthicum
A cubic mile of material is said to have been thrown out in the form of lapilli and dust by the successive explosions.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and OceaniaJewett Castello Gilson
lapillus
- a small piece of lava thrown from a volcano
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Word Origin
C18: Latin: little stone
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lapillus
[lə-pĭl′əs]
- A small fragment of lava, between 2 and 64 mm in size, blown out from a volcano.
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