volcanism

American  

[vol-kuh-niz-uhm] / ˈvɒl kəˌnɪz əm /

noun

Geology.

1. the phenomena connected with volcanoes and volcanic activity.

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volcanism British  

/ ˈvɒlkəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. those processes collectively that result in the formation of volcanoes and their products

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Etymology

Origin of volcanism

First recorded in 1865–70; volcan(o) + -ism

Example Sentences

But if many erupted, he says, a feedback loop could take hold, with ice loss leading to more volcanism, and more eruptions to more ice loss and consequent sea-level rise.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024

“Iceland is essentially one of the best places in the world to study this … because we have both volcanism and glaciers,” volcanologist Michelle Parks of the Icelandic Meteorological Office told Reuters.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

To better understand its volcanism, scientists hoped to catch a Venusian eruption in the act.

From New York Times • May 27, 2024

"Based on the Hg-isotope variations we were able to link an initial pulse in Hg enrichment at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary to the emission of mercury from flood basalt volcanism," Wang Zheng explains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

And just as we found in volcanism and related processes a field of activity of 'functional sulphur', so we found in snow-formation and related processes a field of activity of 'functional phosphorus'.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst