Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rift zone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: rift -zone
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.

Inflected Forms

rift zones (plural)

Questions

What does rift zone mean?: A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.

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