volcanic

[ vol-kan-ik ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a volcano: a volcanic eruption.

  2. discharged from or produced by volcanoes: volcanic mud.

  1. characterized by the presence of volcanoes: a volcanic area.

  2. suggestive of or resembling a volcano; potentially explosive; volatile: a volcanic temper.

Origin of volcanic

1
1765–75; volcan(o) + -ic; compare French volcanique

Other words from volcanic

  • vol·can·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • vol·can·ic·i·ty [vol-kuh-nis-i-tee], /ˌvɒl kəˈnɪs ɪ ti/, noun
  • non·vol·can·ic, adjective
  • sem·i·vol·can·ic, adjective
  • sem·i·vol·can·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·vol·can·ic, adjective
  • un·vol·can·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for volcanic

volcanic

/ (vɒlˈkænɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, produced by, or characterized by the presence of volcanoes: a volcanic region

  2. suggestive of or resembling an erupting volcano: a volcanic era

  1. another word for extrusive (def. 2)

Derived forms of volcanic

  • volcanically, adverb
  • volcanicity (ˌvɒlkəˈnɪsɪtɪ), noun

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