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volcanic

  • adjective
  • vol·can·ic
  • /vɒlˈkænɪk/

Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.

Other meanings

  1. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies.

  2. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.

Related words

  • volcanic pipe
  • ice-volcanic
  • volcanic lightning
  • cryovolcanic
  • hydrovolcanic
  • metavolcanic
  • volcanic block
  • neovolcanic
  • nonvolcanic
  • postvolcanic
  • volcanic cone
  • stratovolcanic

Example sentences

  • “They went on a guided tour of the volcanic island.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “volcanic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.