magmatic

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin magma + -ic, from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “thick unguent”), from μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass”).

adj

  1. Pertaining to magma or magmatism.
    The magmatic masses are moving at shallow depth in the western part of the Gulf of Pozzuoli. 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 26

noun

  1. A rock formed from magma

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