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vɒlˈkæn ɪkvol·canic
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Princeton's WordNet
volcanicadjective
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
"volcanic steam"; "volcanic islands such as Iceland"; "a volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions"
volcanicadjective
explosively unstable
"a volcanic temper"
volcanicadjective
igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt
"volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian"
Wiktionary
volcanicadjective
Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat.
volcanicadjective
Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa.
volcanicadjective
Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
volcanicadjective
Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.
Etymology: From volcanique, from volcan; and/or directly from.
Wikipedia
volcanic
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and most are found underwater. For example, a mid-ocean ridge, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the crust's plates, such as in the East African Rift and the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and Rio Grande rift in North America. Volcanism away from plate boundaries has been postulated to arise from upwelling diapirs from the core–mantle boundary, 3,000 kilometers (1,900 mi) deep in the Earth. This results in hotspot volcanism, of which the Hawaiian hotspot is an example. Volcanoes are usually not created where two tectonic plates slide past one another. Large eruptions can affect atmospheric temperature as ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscure the Sun and cool the Earth's troposphere. Historically, large volcanic eruptions have been followed by volcanic winters which have caused catastrophic famines.Other planets besides Earth have volcanoes. For example, Mercury has pyroclastic deposits formed by explosive volcanic activity.
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volcanic
Volcanic refers to anything related to volcanoes, their eruptions, or the process of volcanic activity. This could include volcanic rocks, ash, gas, landscapes, or geographical areas predominantly influenced by the presence of volcanoes. The term is primarily used in the geological and environmental sciences.
Webster Dictionary
Volcanicadjective
of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat
Volcanicadjective
produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa
Volcanicadjective
changed or affected by the heat of a volcano
Etymology: [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of volcanic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of volcanic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of volcanic in a Sentence
Explosions from Mount Cleveland typically produce relatively small volcanic ash clouds that dissipate within hours ; however, more significant ash emissions are possible.
It would be the largest anomaly ever recorded, larger than the Dust Bowl event in the 30s and exceeding the impact from the largest volcanic eruptions in modern history.
If the scenarios that we lay out for its formation are correct, it could represent a totally new volcanic process that’s never been seen before.
Temperatures in the pyroclastic flow can exceed 700 degrees (Celsius) and volcanic ash can rain down on a 15 kilometer (9.32 miles) radius. That could cause more mud flows and nearby rivers to burst their banks.
The Chaares Formation contains tuffs, or volcanic ashes, that can be dated with great accuracy, so in this basin, not only are there many high-quality, complete fossils that allow us to easily identify taxa, but there are also tuffs in between that allow us to date the entire column.
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- вулканиченBulgarian
- volcànicCatalan, Valencian
- sopečnýCzech
- vulkanischGerman
- vulkanaEsperanto
- volcánicoSpanish
- vulkaaninen, tulivuoriFinnish
- volcaniqueFrench
- bolcánachIrish
- bholcànachScottish Gaelic
- volcánicoGalician
- volcaanaghManx
- vulkániHungarian
- volkanalaIdo
- vulcanicoItalian
- vulkanischDutch
- volcanicOccitan
- vulcânicoPortuguese
- вулкани́ческийRussian
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