lapillus

[ luh-pil-uhs ]

noun

, plural la·pil·li [l, uh, -, pil, -ahy].

1. a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.

lapillus

/ ləˈpɪləs /

noun

1. a small piece of lava thrown from a volcano

lapillus

/ lə-pĭl′əs /

, Plural lapilli lə-pĭl′ī′

1. A small fragment of lava, between 2 and 64 mm in size, blown out from a volcano.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapillus¹

1740–50; < Latin: little stone, pebble, diminutive of lapis stone

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapillus¹

C18: Latin: little stone

Example Sentences

The Purpura lapillus and Littorina litorea and rudis (periwinkles), so plentiful on this coast, are present.

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Has Ottaiano then been destroyed only by the fall of lapillus and stones?

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Like its relative, P. lapillus of Northern waters, this species is so variable as almost to defy description.

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Our automobile is now going slower, it cracks between two deep sinks of ashes and lapillus.

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They have defied and conquered the lava, and lapillus, going always ahead there where duty called them.

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