Definitions for volcanicity-kəˈnɪs ɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vol•can•icvɒlˈkæn ɪk(adj.)

  1. of or pertaining to a volcano.

    Category: Geology

  2. discharged from or produced by volcanoes:

    volcanic ash.

    Category: Geology

  3. characterized by the presence of volcanoes.

    Category: Geology

  4. suggestive of or resembling a volcano; potentially explosive; volatile.

Origin of volcanic:

1765–75; cf. F volcanique

vol`can•ic′i•ty-kəˈnɪs ɪ ti(n.)

Wiktionary

  1. volcanicity(Noun)

    The quality or state of being volcanic.

  2. volcanicity(Noun)

    The level of power of a volcano.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Volcanicity(noun)

    quality or state of being volcanic; volcanic power


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