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somma [′säm·ə]
(geology) The rim of a volcano. Somma (1) The name of a semicircular dome that is part of an ancient volcano near the Vesuvius crater. (2) The name for a nested crater consisting of an old volcano at varying stages of destruction that includes a younger volcanic cone in its caldera or crater. Examples of sommas are Mount Somma, which surrounds Vesuvius, and Avachinskaia Sopka on Kamchatka. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Ad Arqua descrive "la sacra casa di quel sommo italiano" (3): Noi proseguimmo il nostro breve pellegrinaggio fino a che ci apparve biancheggiar dalla lunga la casetta che un tempo accoglieva "quel Grande alla cui fama e angusto il mondo, / per cui Laura ebbe in terra onor celesti". Trionfo dell'Eternita 138) Tanti volti che Morte e 'l Tempo ha guasti torneranno al suo piu fiorito stato: (Trionfo dell'Eternita 91-92) 34 Beati i spirti che nel sommo coro si troveranno, o trovano, in tal grado che sia in memoria eterna il nome loro Virgil explains that Ephialtes filled the gods with fear: "Questo superbo volle esser esperto di sua potenza contra 'l' sommo Giove," disse 'l mio duca, "ond' elli ha cotal merto. |
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Sommer (disambiguation) Sommer Schluss Verkauf Sommer, William Sommer-Semester Sömmerda Sommerfeld equation Sommerfeld fine-structure constant Sommerfeld formula Sommerfeld law for doublets Sommerfeld model Sommerfeld theory Sommerfeld, Arnold Sommerfeld, Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld-Watson transformation Sommerfelt, Alf sommering Sommerling, Arnold Sommers Sommersemester Sommerset Sommerville Manor School sommet mondial de la société de l'information Sommo SOMMSSOMMTIP somn- somn- Somnabulism Somnabulism Somnafac Somnafac somnambulant somnambulant somnambulant somnambulant somnambulantly somnambulantly somnambulantly somnambulantly somnambular somnambulate somnambulated somnambulates somnambulating somnambulation Somnambulator Somnambule Somnambulic somnambulism somnambulism somnambulism somnambulism somnambulist | |||||||
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