lava
/ˈlɑːvə/noun
उच्चारण लाव
लावा
Core word
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hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano; this type of rock when it has cooled and become hard
लावा
- lava flows
- Streams of lava poured down the side of the volcano into the sea.
- Red-hot lava poured out of the crater.
+ 2 more examples
- Over time the lava cooled into black rock.
- Villagers watched the lava creep towards the road.
Synonyms magma molten rock
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lava (uncountable noun)
Lava is uncountable. It is the hot melted rock from a volcano, and it has no plural for one stream.
'Lava' uncountable है; यह ज्वालामुखी से निकलने वाली गर्म पिघली चट्टान है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
- Lava flowed down the mountain.
- The village was buried under lava.
a stream / flow of lava
To count it, use a measure phrase: a flow of lava, a stream of lava, a river of lava.
इसे गिनने के लिए measure phrase लगता है: a flow of lava, a stream of lava, a river of lava।
- A stream of lava reached the sea.
lava + noun
Lava is used before a noun for related things: lava flow, lava field, lava lamp, lava rock.
संबंधित चीज़ों के लिए 'lava' noun के पहले आता है: lava flow, lava field, lava lamp, lava rock।
- Tourists walked across an old lava field.
lava vs magma
Magma is molten rock beneath the surface. It is called lava only after it comes out of the volcano.
सतह के नीचे पिघली चट्टान 'magma' है; ज्वालामुखी से बाहर आने के बाद ही उसे 'lava' कहा जाता है।
- Magma rises from deep inside the earth and becomes lava on the surface.
+Collocations 5
adjective + lava
moltenred-hothotcooledhardened
- Molten lava poured down the slope.
verb + lava
speweruptflowcoolharden
- The volcano spewed lava into the night sky.
lava + noun
flowfieldrocklakedome
- A lava flow blocked the main road.
lava + preposition
offromintobeneathacross
- Lava from the volcano ran into the sea.
lava + verb phrases
pour outcreep forwardset solidglow redbubble up
- The lava crept forward at a slow pace.
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- The hot lava destroyed several houses near the volcano.
गर्म lava ने ज्वालामुखी के पास कई घर नष्ट कर दिए।
- Lava turns into solid rock when it cools.
ठंडा होने पर lava ठोस चट्टान में बदल जाता है।
- Radhika's geography teacher showed a picture of a lava lake.
राधिका की भूगोल अध्यापिका ने एक lava झील का चित्र दिखाया।
- Barren Island in the Andaman Sea has an active volcano that sends out lava.
अंडमान सागर के बैरन द्वीप पर एक सक्रिय ज्वालामुखी है जो lava उगलता है।
- The Deccan plateau was formed by ancient lava flows.
दक्कन का पठार प्राचीन lava प्रवाहों से बना है।
- Fertile black soil in Maharashtra is formed from weathered lava.
महाराष्ट्र की उपजाऊ काली मिट्टी घिसे हुए lava से बनी है।
- Mount Etna sent lava over the nearby fields last year.
पिछले वर्ष माउंट एटना ने पास के खेतों पर lava बहा दिया।
- Scientists monitor the volcano for signs that lava may soon rise.
वैज्ञानिक ज्वालामुखी पर नज़र रखते हैं कि कहीं lava जल्द ऊपर न आ जाए।
- After the eruption, the lava slowly cooled into dark rock.
विस्फोट के बाद lava धीरे-धीरे ठंडा होकर गहरी चट्टान बन गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The volcano threw many lavas into the air.
✓ The volcano threw a lot of lava into the air.
Lava is uncountable and has no plural.
'Lava' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
magma molten rock
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: molten rock inside the earth is magma, and it is called lava when it comes out; the Deccan Plateau is made of lava (basalt).
विज्ञान में पृथ्वी के अंदर पिघली चट्टान magma है, और बाहर आने पर lava कहलाती है; दक्कन का पठार लावा (बेसाल्ट) से बना है।