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Meaning of 'volcanic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Volcanic [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat.
- Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa.
- Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.

Meaning of 'volcanic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . volcanic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
Example in sentence:
  • a volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions;
  • volcanic islands such as Iceland;
  • volcanic steam
2 . volcanic [ s]
Meaning (2):
- explosively unstable
Example in sentence:
  • a volcanic temper
Meaning (3):
- igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt
Example in sentence:
  • volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian

Nearby Words:

vol-au-vent volacious volador volage volant volante volapuk volapukist volar volary

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