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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

chambre magmatique

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chambre magmatique

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Magma chamber/ˈmæɡ.mə ˈtʃeɪm.bər/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #28500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le volcan est alimenté par une chambre magmatique profonde."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth.

    "An eruption can occur when pressure builds up inside the magma chamber."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English 'magma' (from Greek 'magma', meaning 'thick unguent or paste') combined with 'chamber' (from Old French 'chambre', ultimately from Latin 'camera'). Established in geological and volcanological nomenclature during the 19th and 20th centuries to describe subterranean pools of molten rock.

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