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Magma


Mag′ma

,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to squeeze, knead.]
1.
Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.
Ure.
2.
(Med.)
(a)
A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol.
(b)
A salve or confection of thick consistency.
Dunglison.
3.
(Geol.)
(a)
The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
(b)
The glassy base of an eruptive rock.
4.
(Chem.)
The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals;
as, the
magma
of porphyry
.

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Magma

Magma

See also: magma

German

Noun

Magma n (uncountable)

  1. (geology) magma

magma

magma

See also: Magma

English

Noun

magma (plural magmas)

  1. (geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
  2. (mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.

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Finnish

Noun

magma

  1. magma

Declension

Inflection of magma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative magma magmat
genitive magman magmojen
partitive magmaa magmoja
illative magmaan magmoihin
singular plural
nominative magma magmat
accusative nom. magma magmat
gen. magman
genitive magman magmojen
magmainrare
partitive magmaa magmoja
inessive magmassa magmoissa
elative magmasta magmoista
illative magmaan magmoihin
adessive magmalla magmoilla
ablative magmalta magmoilta
allative magmalle magmoille
essive magmana magmoina
translative magmaksi magmoiksi
instructive magmoin
abessive magmatta magmoitta
comitative magmoineen

Galician

Noun

magma m (plural magmas)

  1. magma

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒɡmɒ]
  • Hyphenation: mag‧ma

Noun

magma (plural magmák)

  1. magma

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative magma magmák
accusative magmát magmákat
dative magmának magmáknak
instrumental magmával magmákkal
causal-final magmáért magmákért
translative magmává magmákká
terminative magmáig magmákig
essive-formal magmaként magmákként
essive-modal
inessive magmában magmákban
superessive magmán magmákon
adessive magmánál magmáknál
illative magmába magmákba
sublative magmára magmákra
allative magmához magmákhoz
elative magmából magmákból
delative magmáról magmákról
ablative magmától magmáktól
Possessive forms of magma
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. magmám magmáim
2nd person sing. magmád magmáid
3rd person sing. magmája magmái
1st person plural magmánk magmáink
2nd person plural magmátok magmáitok
3rd person plural magmájuk magmáik

Derived terms


Italian

Noun

magma m (plural magmi)

  1. magma
  2. jumble

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Nauruan

Noun

magma

  1. magma

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

magma f

  1. (geology) magma

Declension


Portuguese

Noun

magma m (plural magmas)

  1. (geology, volcanology) magma (underground molten matter)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǎɡma/
  • Hyphenation: mag‧ma

Noun

màgma f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀гма)

  1. (geology) magma

Declension

References

  • magma” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Noun

magma m (plural magmas)

  1. (geology) magma

Turkish

Noun

magma (definite accusative magmayı, plural magmalar)

  1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) magma

Declension