volcanic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, produced by, or characterized by the presence of volcanoes
a volcanic region
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suggestive of or resembling an erupting volcano
a volcanic era
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another word for extrusive
Other Word Forms
- nonvolcanic adjective
- semivolcanic adjective
- semivolcanically adverb
- unvolcanic adjective
- unvolcanically adverb
- volcanically adverb
- volcanicity noun
Etymology
Origin of volcanic
Example Sentences
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Some volcanic eruptions are so extreme that they release enough magma to bury all of Central Park under 12 kilometers of material.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says Dr. Scofield.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
There is little privacy, it is miles out into the volcanic grasslands of the plateau, it did not allow pets.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The platinum spike may have come from a volcanic fissure eruption in Iceland rather than an object from space.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Somehow they’d landed several hundred yards from the banks of Acheron, which flowed through a channel cut into black volcanic hills.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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