vulcanism

American  

[vuhl-kuh-niz-uhm] / ˈvʌl kəˌnɪz əm /

noun

Geology.

1. volcanism.

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vulcanism British  

/ ˈvʌlkəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a variant of volcanism

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Other Word Forms

• vulcanist noun

Etymology

Origin of vulcanism

First recorded in 1875–80; variant of volcanism

Example Sentences

The Leningrad astronomer Dr Nikolai Kozyrev has made another remarkable spectrographic observation of the Moon’s vulcanism, according to Novosti.

From Nature

Yellowstone's near future is the Utah of today, with vulcanism.

From New York Times

We were five to six thousand feet above sea level now, on a high plateau full of the evidences of recent mountain-building and vulcanism; we were in the Fire-Hills of the Sembensyen Range.

From Literature

The origins of this event are not clear but suggestions include vulcanism and climate change and the planet may have warmed or cooled rapidly.

From The Guardian

It also caused, he said, extensive vulcanism and floods.*

From Literature