vulcanism
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- vulcanist noun
Etymology
Origin of vulcanism
First recorded in 1875–80; variant of volcanism
Example Sentences
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Yellowstone's near future is the Utah of today, with vulcanism.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018
It also caused, he said, extensive vulcanism and floods.*
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
No geological evidence supports the idea of an unusual frequency of vulcanism or floods 3,500 years ago.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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 "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
I don't know how you can tell on your planet when quakes or vulcanism are going to start, machines maybe.
From Deathworld by Dongen, H. R. van
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