hornito

[ hawr-nee-toh; Spanish awr-nee-taw ]
/ hɔrˈni toʊ; Spanish ɔrˈni tɔ /

noun, plural hor·ni·tos [hawr-nee-tohz; Spanish awr-nee-taws] /hɔrˈni toʊz; Spanish ɔrˈni tɔs/. Geology.

a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.

Origin of hornito

1820–30; < Spanish, equivalent to horn(o) oven (< Latin furnus, fornus; see furnace) + -ito diminutive suffix

Words nearby hornito

hornet's nest, horney, hornfels, hornie, horning, hornito, hornpipe, hornpout, horns and halo effect, horns of a dilemma, on the, hornsby

Scientific definitions for hornito

hornito
[ hôr-nē′tō ]

A low mound of matter ejected from a volcano, sometimes emitting smoke or vapor.