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volcanic.

Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɒlˈkænɪk/Received-Pronunciation/vɔlˈkænɪk/General-American/vɑlˈkænɪk/cot-caught-merger
  1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.

    not-comparable
    volcanic heat
    volcanic activity
  2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies.

    not-comparable
    volcanic tufa
    volcanic ash
  3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.

    not-comparable
  4. Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.

    figuratively · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.

noun/vɒlˈkænɪk/Received-Pronunciation/vɔlˈkænɪk/General-American/vɑlˈkænɪk/cot-caught-merger
  1. A volcanic rock.

    The Ellesmere Island Volcanics are a Late Cretaceous volcanic group of volcanoes and lava flows in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
Where this word comes from

From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.

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