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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•ma /ˈmægmə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Geologyextremely hot, melted material beneath or within the earth's crust.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•ma (mag′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation - Geologymolten material beneath or within the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed.
- any crude mixture of finely divided mineral or organic matter.
- [Chem., Pharm.]a paste composed of solid and liquid matter.
- Greek mágma kneaded mass, salve, equivalent. to mag- (base of mássein to knead, press; see mass) + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result
- Latin: dregs, leavings
- 1400–50; late Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: magma /ˈmæɡmə/ n ( pl -mas, -mata / -mətə/)- a paste or suspension consisting of a finely divided solid dispersed in a liquid
- hot molten rock, usually formed in the earth's upper mantle, some of which finds its way into the crust and onto the earth's surface, where it solidifies to form igneous rock
Etymology: 15th Century, from Latin: dregs (of an ointment), from Greek: salve made by kneading, from massein to kneadmagmatic /mæɡˈmætɪk/ adj |