Look up: pahoehoe

1. pahoehoe
   A type of basalt lava flow characterized by a smooth glassy skin, and constructed of innumerable 'flow units' called 'toes'; pahoehoe flows advance at rates of 1 to 10 meters (3 to 33 feet) hour and are associated with low-effusion-rate eruptions with little to no fountaining.
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2. Pahoehoe
   A solidified lava flow with a smooth, ropey surface, formed from less viscous lava than aa. The name is of Hawaiian origin.
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3. Pahoehoe
   Pa·ho'e·ho`e noun (Min.) A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called a-a .
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4. pahoehoe
   <chemical> A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called a-a. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. pahoehoe
   noun freely flowing lava
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6. Pahoehoe
   • (n.) A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called a-a.
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7. pahoehoe
   (from the article `lava`) Mafic (ferromagnesian, dark-coloured) lavas such as basalt characteristically form flows known by the Hawaiian names pahoehoe and aa (or a`a). ... ...oceanic ridge system are considered, lava flows are the most common products of the Earth`s volcanoes. There are two major types of lava flow, ... ...Other phy...
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8. pahoehoe
   pahoehoe: see lava.
   Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09171
   
   
9. Pahoehoe
   A Hawaiian term for lava with a smooth, billowy, or ropy surface.
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10. Pahoehoe
    A Hawaiian term for lava with a smooth, billowy, or ropy surface. Click here to view a photo of pahoehoe.
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