definitions

vulcanism

[ vuhl-kuh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˈvʌl kəˌnɪz əm /
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noun Geology.

volcanism.

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Nearby words

vug, vuillard, vul., vulcan, vulcanian, vulcanism, vulcanite, vulcanizate, vulcanization, vulcanize, vulcanized fiber

Origin of vulcanism

First recorded in 1875–80; variant of volcanism

Related forms

vul·can·ist, noun
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Examples from the Web for vulcanism

  • Thus as we travel up the rich valleys leading from the Columbia to either peak, we meet everywhere the phenomena of vulcanism.

    The Guardians of the Columbia|John H. (John Harvey) Williams

  • Not all the striking effects of vulcanism belong to the remote geologic past.

    The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman

British Dictionary definitions for vulcanism

vulcanism

/ (ˈvʌlkəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

a variant of volcanism
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012