volcanic
pronunciation
How to pronounce volcanic in British English:
UK [vɒlˈkænɪk]
How to pronounce volcanic in American English:
US [vɑːlˈkænɪk]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
- explosively unstable
- igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt
Word Origin
- volcanic (adj.)
- 1774, from French volcanique, from Italian vulcanico, from vulcano (see volcano). Figurative sense of "prone to explosive activity" is attested from 1854.
Example
- 1. Were the colours made more intense by volcanic dust ?
- 2. The colors are a result of volcanic activity .
- 3. Occasional volcanic eruptions had layered minerals throughout the outcrops .
- 4. Plants can return rapidly to areas affected by volcanic eruptions .
- 5. Gas and steam rise from a volcanic vent in new zealand .