vul·ca·nol·o·gy

(vŭl′kə-nŏl′ə-jē)

vul′ca·nol′o·gist n.

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vulcanology

(ˌvʌlkəˈnɒlədʒɪ)

(Geological Science) a variant of volcanology

vulcanological adj

ˌvulcanˈologist n

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vol•can•ol•o•gy

(ˌvɒl kəˈnɒl ə dʒi)

also vulcanology

the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.

[1885–90]

vol`can•o•log′i•cal (-nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl) vol`can•o•log′ic, adj.

vol`can•ol′o•gist, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

vulcanology - the branch of geology that studies volcanoes

volcanology

geophysical science, geophysics - geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth

Translations

vulcanologia

vulcanology

[ˌvʌlkəˈnɒlədʒɪ] N → vulcanología f

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But according to Guatemala's National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology last night: "The eruption is reaching its end with weak-to-moderate explosions and incandescence in its crater."

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Carlo Doglioni, president of Italy's National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology, said that the intense activity surrounding a series of faults in central Italy is not abnormal.

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Seismologist Gianluca Valensise, of Italy's National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology, said it had a "geodynamic link" to the one in August.

Italy Earthquake Leaves Thousands Homeless

Many people without shelter are to be brought to the coast, prompting the mayor of the Adriatic city of Civitanova, Tommasso Corvatta, to speak of an "epochal migration." Sunday's earthquake hit at 7:40 am (0640 GMT) in the Sibillini park, a rugged mountain area straddling the Marche and Umbria regions about 120 kilometres north-east of Rome, according to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV).

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