Definition of scoria in English:

scoria

nounPlural scoriae ˈskɔːrɪəˈskɔriə

mass noun

1Basaltic lava ejected as fragments from a volcano, typically with a frothy texture.
chunks of black scoria
count noun the village lay half silted up under black scoriae and dust
Example sentencesExamples
- Small vesicular pieces of volcanic material, scoria, collect around the vent to form a cinder cone.
- It's always slightly warmer on Rangitoto thanks to the black scoria, but the 360 degree view of the gulf and the volcano-studded cityscape of Auckland is matchless.
- Some of these cones are now barely recognisable, having been excavated for the volcanic cinder, scoria, used to build the roads of Auckland.
- Alluvial, colluvial or chemically formed gravel, clayey gravel, sandstone, limestone, tuff, scoria are examples of marginal materials.
- They cut steps in the frozen snow and made good progress along a ridge of ‘rugged scoriae’ which took them to the summit.
2Slag separated from molten metal during smelting.
the scoria has been expelled completely from the mercury

Derivatives

scoriaceous

adjective skɔːrɪˈeɪʃəsˌskɔriˈeɪʃəs

Amygdaloidal cavities are located immediately below the uppermost scoriaceous part of the second flow, near its contact with the overlying flow.
Example sentencesExamples
- They can be traced for more than 40 miles, and for most of the strike length it is a thin, sandy or ‘scoriaceous’ bed, ranging from a few inches to a few feet in thickness.
- The fine-grained ash groundmass contains equal proportions of scoriaceous tachylite and palagonite with basaltic lithic fragments.
- On the western side of the mesa, black hornblende xenocrysts several centimeters in size are also found in a scoriaceous, agglomeratic portion of the lava flow.
- Shoshonite nearest the contact with the overlying flow is scoriaceous and, being less weather resistant, has eroded back to form a conspicuous bench.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting slag from molten metal): via Latin from Greek skōria 'refuse', from skōr 'dung'. The geological term dates from the late 18th century.

Definition of scoria in US English:

scoria

nounˈskôrēəˈskɔriə

1A cindery, vesicular basaltic lava, typically having a frothy texture.
Example sentencesExamples
- They cut steps in the frozen snow and made good progress along a ridge of ‘rugged scoriae’ which took them to the summit.
- Some of these cones are now barely recognisable, having been excavated for the volcanic cinder, scoria, used to build the roads of Auckland.
- Small vesicular pieces of volcanic material, scoria, collect around the vent to form a cinder cone.
- Alluvial, colluvial or chemically formed gravel, clayey gravel, sandstone, limestone, tuff, scoria are examples of marginal materials.
- It's always slightly warmer on Rangitoto thanks to the black scoria, but the 360 degree view of the gulf and the volcano-studded cityscape of Auckland is matchless.
1. 1.1 Slag separated from molten metal during smelting.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting slag from molten metal): via Latin from Greek skōria ‘refuse’, from skōr ‘dung’. The geological term dates from the late 18th century.

单词	scoria
释义	Definition of scoria in English: scoria nounPlural scoriae ˈskɔːrɪəˈskɔriə mass noun 1Basaltic lava ejected as fragments from a volcano, typically with a frothy texture. chunks of black scoria count noun the village lay half silted up under black scoriae and dust Example sentencesExamples Small vesicular pieces of volcanic material, scoria, collect around the vent to form a cinder cone. It's always slightly warmer on Rangitoto thanks to the black scoria, but the 360 degree view of the gulf and the volcano-studded cityscape of Auckland is matchless. Some of these cones are now barely recognisable, having been excavated for the volcanic cinder, scoria, used to build the roads of Auckland. Alluvial, colluvial or chemically formed gravel, clayey gravel, sandstone, limestone, tuff, scoria are examples of marginal materials. They cut steps in the frozen snow and made good progress along a ridge of ‘rugged scoriae’ which took them to the summit. 2Slag separated from molten metal during smelting. the scoria has been expelled completely from the mercury Derivatives scoriaceous adjective skɔːrɪˈeɪʃəsˌskɔriˈeɪʃəs Amygdaloidal cavities are located immediately below the uppermost scoriaceous part of the second flow, near its contact with the overlying flow. Example sentencesExamples They can be traced for more than 40 miles, and for most of the strike length it is a thin, sandy or ‘scoriaceous’ bed, ranging from a few inches to a few feet in thickness. The fine-grained ash groundmass contains equal proportions of scoriaceous tachylite and palagonite with basaltic lithic fragments. On the western side of the mesa, black hornblende xenocrysts several centimeters in size are also found in a scoriaceous, agglomeratic portion of the lava flow. Shoshonite nearest the contact with the overlying flow is scoriaceous and, being less weather resistant, has eroded back to form a conspicuous bench. Origin Late Middle English (denoting slag from molten metal): via Latin from Greek skōria 'refuse', from skōr 'dung'. The geological term dates from the late 18th century. Definition of scoria in US English: scoria nounˈskôrēəˈskɔriə 1A cindery, vesicular basaltic lava, typically having a frothy texture. Example sentencesExamples They cut steps in the frozen snow and made good progress along a ridge of ‘rugged scoriae’ which took them to the summit. Some of these cones are now barely recognisable, having been excavated for the volcanic cinder, scoria, used to build the roads of Auckland. Small vesicular pieces of volcanic material, scoria, collect around the vent to form a cinder cone. Alluvial, colluvial or chemically formed gravel, clayey gravel, sandstone, limestone, tuff, scoria are examples of marginal materials. It's always slightly warmer on Rangitoto thanks to the black scoria, but the 360 degree view of the gulf and the volcano-studded cityscape of Auckland is matchless. 1.1 Slag separated from molten metal during smelting. Origin Late Middle English (denoting slag from molten metal): via Latin from Greek skōria ‘refuse’, from skōr ‘dung’. The geological term dates from the late 18th century.
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