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lapillus

1

[ luh-pil-uhs ]

noun

, plural la·pil·li [l, uh, -, pil, -ahy].
  1. a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.


lapillus

2

[ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


lapillus

/ lə-pĭləs /

, Plural lapilli lə-pĭlī′

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lapillus1

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

Origin of lapillus2

1740–50; < Latin: little stone, pebble, diminutive of lapis stone
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lapillus1

C18: Latin: little stone
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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