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lapillus
1[ luh-pil-uhs ]
noun
, plural la·pil·li [l, uh, -, pil, -ahy].
- a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.
lapillus
2[ luh-pil-uhs ]
noun
, plural la·pil·li [l, uh, -, pil, -ahy].
- a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.
lapillus
/ ləˈpɪləs /
noun
- a small piece of lava thrown from a volcano
lapillus
/ lə-pĭl′əs /
, Plural lapilli lə-pĭl′ī′
- 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.
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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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