Definitions for volcanic
vɒlˈkæn ɪkvol·canic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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"

2. volcanicadjective

   explosively unstable

   "a volcanic temper"

3. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. volcanicadjective

   Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat.

2. volcanicadjective

   Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa.

3. volcanicadjective

   Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.

4. volcanicadjective

   Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.

5. Etymology: From volcanique, from volcan; and/or directly from.

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1. 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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1. 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.

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1. Volcanicadjective

   of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat

2. Volcanicadjective

   produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa

3. Volcanicadjective

   changed or affected by the heat of a volcano

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of volcanic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of volcanic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of volcanic in a Sentence

1. Justin Wang:

   It's hard to imagine something more hostile to life than an ultra-acidic volcanic lake with frequent eruptions, the low biodiversity coupled with numerous adaptations and metabolisms in our sample suggests the lake hosts highly specialized microbes for this kind of environment.

2. Mount Cleveland:

   Explosions from Mount Cleveland typically produce relatively small volcanic ash clouds that dissipate within hours ; however, more significant ash emissions are possible.

3. Andrew Schurer:

   The eruption injected a huge amount of sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere, which would have quickly spread across the world, oxidising to form sulphate aerosols, these volcanic aerosols reduce net shortwave radiation causing widespread, long lasting surface cooling. They also lead to a reduction in global rainfall, while wettening some dry regions and causing dynamic changes in the large-scale circulation of both ocean and atmosphere.

4. Jeff Andrews-Hanna:

   This may be the most recent volcanic eruption on Mars, but I think we can rest assured that it won't be the last, all these data seem to be telling the same story : Mars isn't dead.

5. Kelsi Singer:

   If we did send a future mission, we could use ice-penetrating radar to peer directly into Pluto and possibly even see what the volcanic plumbing looks like.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=volcanic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Volcanic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanic