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vulcanism

[ vuhl-kuh-niz-uhm ]
/ ˈvʌl kəˌnɪz əm /

noun Geology.

volcanism.

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Origin of vulcanism

First recorded in 1875–80; variant of volcanism

OTHER WORDS FROM vulcanism

vul·can·ist, noun

Words nearby vulcanism

vug, Vuillard, Vul., Vulcan, Vulcanian, vulcanism, vulcanite, vulcanizate, vulcanization, vulcanize, vulcanized fiber
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Example sentences 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
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