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A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑː.ɑː/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɑː.ʔɑː]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑ.ɑ/General-American[ˈɑ.ʔɑ]General-American
  1. A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *kaha Proto-Polynesian *kakaha Hawaiian ʻaʻābor. English aa Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

pron
  1. I.

    Northumbria · personal
noun
  1. Initialism of acetic acid.

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  2. Initialism of acting age.

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  3. Initialism of alveolar-arterial.

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  4. Initialism of aminoacetone.

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  5. Initialism of amino acid.

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  6. Initialism of approximate absolute.

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  7. Initialism of arachidonic acid.

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  8. Initialism of armature accelerator.

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  9. Initialism of ascending aorta.

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  10. Initialism of atomic absorption.

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  11. Initialism of author's alteration.

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  12. Initialism of average audience.

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Abbreviation.

adj
  1. Initialism of arctic-alpine.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · not-comparable
  2. Initialism of always afloat.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · not-comparable
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Abbreviation.

noun
  1. Abbreviation of adjectives.

    abbreviation · alt-of · plural · plural-only
  2. Abbreviation of arteries.

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Compare pp.

adj
  1. Abbreviation of ana (“of each, equal parts”).

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