spatter cone

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noun Geology.

a low, steep-sided volcanic cone built up of droplets or blobs of lava erupted from a fissure or vent.

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Origin of spatter cone

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby spatter cone

spatial summation, spatiography, spatiotemporal, Spätlese, spatter, spatter cone, spatterdash, spatterdock, spatula, spatulate, spätzle