Complete Definition of "aa"

see|AA|A.A.|A-A|A.-A.|ʻaʻ�
English
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Etymology
From Hawaiian ʻaʻ�.

Pronunciation
AHD|ä'ä, IPA|/�����/, SAMPA|/"A:A:/

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. alternative spelling of|ʻaʻ� A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe.

#: Quotations
#:*
1859 - R. C. Haskell in American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII
#:*: We...saw �pahoihoi� or solid lava forming, and also �
aa� or clinkers.
#:*
1883 - Clarence E. Dutton in the fourth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey
#:*: The second form of the lavas is called by the natives
a-a, and its contrast with pahoehoe is about the greatest imaginable. It consists mainly of clinkers sometimes detached, sometimes partially agglutinated together with a bristling array of sharp, jagged, angular fragments.
#:*
1944 - Charles A. Cotton: Volcanoes as landscape forms
#:*: Cooling and solidification frequently takes a different course...in lava flows, producing the clinker-like �
aa'''� lava.

Translations

Estonian: aa-laava
Hawaiian: ʻaʻ�
mid
Icelandic: apalhraun n

Category:English palindromes
Category:English two-letter words
Category:Hawaiian derivations


Estonian

Interjection
aa

  1. An interjection expressing recognition -

#: Aa, see oled sina. : <!-- -->Oh, it's you.

  1. An interjection expressing understanding -

#: <!-- -->Aa, saan aru. : <!-- -->Ah, I understand.

Category:Estonian palindromes


Finnish

Noun
fi-noun|a|type=maa

  1. The letter a.

Category:Finnish palindromes


Scots
rfv|noun or pronoun?

Pronoun
aa

  1. all

Category:Scots palindromes

et:aa
fr:aa
gl:aa
no:aa
km:aa
st:aa
fi:aa
sv:aa

Revision and Credits for"aa"
  • 2007-12-18 22:10 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/68.224.117.152|68.224.117.152]] ([[User_talk:68.224.117.152|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Hippietrail|Hippietrail]]

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