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shield cone — noun or shield dome : a conical or domical shield volcano … Useful english dictionary
Dome (disambiguation) — Dome in architecture : ribbed hemispherical dome resting on an octagonal drum in the Great Mosque of Kairouan (also called the Mosque of Uqba), city of Kairouan, Tunisia. A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the… … Wikipedia
Dome Mountain — Elevation 2,031 m (6,663 ft) Prominence 136 m (446 ft) … Wikipedia
Shield volcano — A shield volcano is a large volcano with shallow sloping sides. The name derives from a translation of Skjaldbreiður , an Icelandic shield volcano whose name means broad shield , from its resemblance to a warrior s shield. Information Shield… … Wikipedia
shield volcano — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A gently sloping volcano in the shape of a flattened dome and built almost exclusively of lava flows. GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A broad, low relief volcano constructed by flows of relatively fluid lava (e.g.… … Glossary of volcanic terms
shield — A protecting screen; lead sheet for protecting the operator and patient from x rays. [A.S. scild] embryonic s. a thickened area of the embryonic blastoderm from which the embryo develops. nipple s. a cap or dome placed over the … Medical dictionary
shield volcano — noun A large volcano, with shallow sloping sides and a flattened dome, formed of successive eruptions of free flowing lava; a lava dome … Wiktionary
shield volcano — A volcano having the shape of a very broad, gently sloping dome, built by flows of very fluid basaltic lava or rhyolitic ash flows. Compare: stratovolcano. GG & MA … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
shield volcano — noun : a volcano built up by successive outpourings of lava with little or no fragmental material and consequently having a diameter at its base many times as great as its height contrasted with stratovolcano; compare basalt dome … Useful english dictionary
ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
