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tumulus
tumulus A small mound or dome-like up-lift, up to 20 m or more in diameter, on the crust of a lava flow. Upwarping of the flow crust is caused by the hydrostatic overpressure of lava within the flow interior, or by excess pressure developed due to the difference in rate of flow between the cooler crust and the more fluid lava below it. Unlike a lava blister, a tumulus is a solid structure.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "tumulus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "tumulus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-tumulus.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "tumulus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-tumulus.html |
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"tumulus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tumulus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-tumulus.html "tumulus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-tumulus.html |
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tumulus an ancient burial mound; a barrow. Recorded from late Middle English, the word is from Latin, and is related to tumere ‘to swell’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "tumulus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "tumulus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-tumulus.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "tumulus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-tumulus.html |
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tumulus. Mound of earth erected over a prehistoric tomb, etc. If made of stones it is called a cairn, An elongated mound is a barrow.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tumulus." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tumulus." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tumulus.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tumulus." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tumulus.html |
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tumulus pl. -li sepulchral mound. XVII. — L., rel. to tumēre swell.
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T. F. HOAD. "tumulus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tumulus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tumulus.html T. F. HOAD. "tumulus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tumulus.html |
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tumulus See BARROW.
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"tumulus." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tumulus." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-tumulus.html "tumulus." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-tumulus.html |
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tumulus
•Callas, callous, callus, Dallas, Pallas, phallus
•Nablus • manless
•hapless, mapless
•atlas, fatless, hatless
•braless, parlous
•armless • artless
•jealous, zealous
•endless • legless • sexless • airless
•talus • bacillus • windlass • Nicklaus
•obelus • strobilus
•acidophilus, Theophilus
•angelus • Aeschylus • perilous
•scurrilous • Wenceslas • nautilus
•Silas, stylus
•jobless
•godless, rodless
•Patroclus • topless • coxless
•lawless, oarless
•Aeolus, alveolus, bolas, bolus, gladiolus, holus-bolus, solus, toeless
•Troilus • Douglas • useless • Tibullus
•garrulous • querulous • fabulous
•miraculous • calculus • famulus
•crapulous • patulous • nebulous
•credulous, sedulous
•pendulous • regulus
•emulous, tremulous
•bibulous • acidulous
•meticulous, ridiculous
•mimulus, stimulus
•scrofulous • flocculus • Romulus
•populace, populous
•convolvulus
•altocumulus, cirrocumulus, cumulus, stratocumulus, tumulus
•scrupulous
•furunculous, homunculus, ranunculus
•Catullus • troublous
•gunless, sunless
•cutlass, gutless
•earless • Heliogabalus
•libellous (US libelous) • discobolus
•scandalous • Daedalus • astragalus
•Nicholas • anomalous • Sardanapalus
•tantalus
•marvellous (US marvelous)
•frivolous • furless • surplus
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"tumulus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tumulus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tumulus.html "tumulus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tumulus.html |
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