volcanic

vol·can·ic

 (vŏl-kăn′ĭk, vôl-)

adj.

1. Of, resembling, or caused by a volcano or volcanoes: a volcanic peak; volcanic islands.

2. Produced by or discharged from a volcano: volcanic ash.

3. Characterized by the presence of volcanoes.

4. Powerfully explosive: a volcanic temper.

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vol·can′i·cal·ly adv.

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volcanic

(vɒlˈkænɪk)

adj

1. (Geological Science) of, relating to, produced by, or characterized by the presence of volcanoes: a volcanic region.

2. suggestive of or resembling an erupting volcano: a volcanic era.

3. (Geological Science) another word for extrusive²

n

(Geological Science) (often plural) any igneous rock formed from magma issuing from volcanoes

volˈcanically adv

volcanicity n

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vol•can•ic

(vɒlˈkæn ɪk)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to a volcano.

2. discharged from or produced by volcanoes: volcanic ash.

3. characterized by the presence of volcanoes.

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

[1765–75; compare French volcanique]

vol•can′i•cal•ly, adv.

vol`can•ic′i•ty (-kəˈnɪs ɪ ti) n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	volcanic - 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.	volcanic - explosively unstable; "a volcanic temper" unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
	3.	volcanic - 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" extrusive - of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface

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Translations

بُرْكاني

sopečný

vulkanisch

ηφαιστειακόςηφαιστειογενήςηφαιστειώδης

volcánico

volcanique

vulkanikus

eldfjalla-; eldgosa-

vulcanico

vulkansk

sopečný

vulkanski

volkanik

火山的

volcanic

[vɒlˈkænɪk] ADJ → volcánico

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volcanic

[vɒlˈkænɪk] adj → volcanique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

volcanic

adj (lit) → Vulkan-; rock, dust, activity → vulkanisch; (fig) → heftig; volcanic activity → Vulkantätigkeit f; volcanic eruption → Vulkanausbruch m; volcanic island → Vulkaninsel f

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volcanic

[vɒlˈkænɪk] adj → vulcanico/a

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volcano

(volˈkeinəu) – plural volˈcanoes – noun

a hill or mountain with an opening through which molten rock, ashes etc periodically erupt, or have erupted in the past, from inside the earth. The village was destroyed when the volcano erupted. vulkaan بُرْكان вулкан vulcão sopka der Vulkan vulkan ηφαίστειοvolcán vulkaan کوه آتشفشان tulivuori volcan הַר גַעַש ज्वालामुखीपहाड vulkan vulkán gunung berapi eldfjall vulcano 火山 화산 vulkanas vulkāns gunung berapi vulkaanvulkanwulkanvulcão vulcan вулкан sopka vulkan vulkan vulkan ภูเขาไฟ volkan 火山 вулкан آتش فشاں پہاڑ، جوالا مکھي núi lửa 火山

volˈcanic (-ˈkӕ-) adjective

of, like, or produced by, a volcano. volcanic rock. vulkanies بُرْكاني вулканичен vulcânico sopečný vulkanisch vulkansk ηφαιστειακός, ηφαιστειογενήςvolcánico vulkaaniline اتشفشانی tuliperäinen volcanique ווּלקָנִי ज्वाला मुखीय vulkanski vulkanikus dari gunung berapi eldfjalla-; eldgosa- vulcanico 火山の 화산의 vulkaninis vulkānisks; vulkāna- gunung berapi vulkanischvulkansk, vulkan- wulkaniczny vulcânico vulcanic вулканический sopečný vulkanski vulkanski vulkanisk เกี่ยวกับภูเขาไฟ volkanik 火山的 вілканічний آتش فشاني، آتش فشاں سے متعلق thuộc núi lửa 火山的

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