magma

magma (ˈmæɡmə)
—n , pl -mas, -mata
1.	a paste or suspension consisting of a finely divided solid dispersed in a liquid
2.	hot molten rock, usually formed in the earth's upper mantle, some of which finds its way into the crust and onto the earth's surface, where it solidifies to form igneous rock
[C15, from Latin: dregs (of an ointment), from Greek: salve made by kneading, from massein to knead]
magmatic
—adj
'magmatism
—n

magma

magma mag·ma (māg'mə)
n.

1. A mixture of finely divided solids with enough liquid to produce a pasty mass.

2. A suspension of particles in a liquid, such as milk of magnesia.

magma   (māg'mə)  Pronunciation Key  Plural magmata (māg-mä'tə) or magmas The molten rock material that originates under the Earth's crust and forms igneous rock when it has cooled. When magma cools and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface, it forms what are known as intrusive rocks. When it reaches the Earth's surface, it flows out as lava and forms extrusive (or volcanic) rocks.

magma definition

Molten rock usually located deep within the mantle of the Earth that occasionally comes to the surface through cracks in the mantle or through the eruption of volcanoes.

Note: When magma cools and solidifies, it forms igneous rock, of which lava is one type.

Magma definition

symbolic mathematics, tool
A program used for heavy duty algebraic computation in many branches of mathematics. Magma, developed by John Cannon and associates at the University of Sydney, succeeded Cayley. It runs at several hundred sites.
E-mail: .
(http://maths.usyd.edu.au:8000/u/magma/).
[W. Bosma, J. Cannon and C. Playoust, The Magma algebra system I: The user language, J. Symb. Comp., 24, 3/4, 1997, 235-265].
(2000-12-21)