volcanic bomb

noun

A tephra, larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.

Similar
lava bomb
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Meanings

nounvolcanic bomb (plural volcanic bombs)

plural volcanic bombs

  1. geographyA tephra, larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.

    Fragment of a spherical volcanic bomb, with the interior parts coarsely cellular, coated by a concentric layer of compact lava, and this again by a crust of finely cellular rock

    1844, Charles Darwin, Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle

    Synonyms: lava bomb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tephra, larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.

Similar
lava bomb
Also see
lava bomb

Translations

Arabic قنبلة بركانية
  • قنبلة بركانيةTranslations
Basque bonba bolkaniko
  • bonba bolkanikoTranslations
Bulgarian вулканична бомба
  • вулканична бомба (vulkanična bomba)Translations
Catalan bomba volcànica
  • bomba volcànicaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 火山彈 /火山弹
  • 火山彈 /火山弹 (huǒshāndàn)Translations
Czech sopečná puma
  • sopečná pumaTranslations
Dutch vulkanische bom
  • vulkanische bomTranslations
Estonian vulkaaniline pomm
  • vulkaaniline pommTranslations
Finnish vulkaaninen pommi
  • vulkaaninen pommiTranslations
French bombe volcanique
  • bombe volcaniqueTranslations
German vulkanische Bombe
  • vulkanische BombeTranslations
Greek ηφαιστειακή βόμβα
  • ηφαιστειακή βόμβα (ifaisteiakí vómva)Translations
Hebrew פצצה געשית
  • פצצה געשיתTranslations
Hungarian vulkáni bomba
  • vulkáni bombaTranslations
Icelandic hraunkúla
  • hraunkúlaTranslations
Italian bomba vulcanica
  • bomba vulcanicaTranslations
Japanese 火山弾
  • 火山弾Translations
Persian بمب آتشفشانی
  • بمب آتشفشانیTranslations
Polish bomba wulkaniczna
  • bomba wulkanicznaTranslations
Portuguese bomba vulcânica
  • bomba vulcânicaTranslations
Russian вулканическая бомба
  • вулканическая бомба (vulkaničeskaja bomba)Translations
Spanish bomba volcánica
  • bomba volcánicaTranslations
Swedish vulkanisk bomb
  • vulkanisk bombTranslations
Turkish volkan bombası
  • volkan bombasıTranslations
Ukrainian вулканічна бомба
  • вулканічна бомба (vulkanična bomba)Translations
Vietnamese bom núi lửa
  • bom núi lửaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

volcanic bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volcanic%20bomb

MLA

“volcanic bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volcanic%20bomb. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volcanic bomb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volcanic%20bomb.

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