An even shorter-lived black sand beach was Kamoamoa. Unlike with white and green sand beaches, walking barefoot on black sand can result in burns, as the black sand absorbs a greater fraction of the solar radiation falling upon it. Black sand beaches Edit
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classicism. n. 1. (Art Terms) a style based on the study of Greek and Roman models, characterized by emotional restraint and regularity of form, associated esp with the 18th century in Europe; the antithesis of romanticism.lso clasâ¢siâ¢calâ¢ism. 1. the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome. 2. adherence to such principles. 3. the classical style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles. 4. a Greek or Latin idiom or form, esp. one used in some other language.