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volcanic Definition

vol·canic (väl kanik, vôl-; -kān-)

adjective

    1. of, thrown from, caused by, or characteristic of a volcano
    2. extrusive (sense )
  1. having, or composed of, volcanoes
  2. suggestive of or bursting forth like a volcano; violently explosive

Etymology: Fr volcanique < It volcanico

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volcanic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • eruption: Only certain types of volcanic eruption will have an effect upon the climate.
  • crater: Float silently past rafts of penguins or cruise inside a sunken volcanic crater.
  • ash: Many dinosaur bones in the American west have been found buried in volcanic ash.
  • cone: Southeast along the coast from Waikiki is the area's most famous landmark, the extinct volcanic cone of Diamond Head.
  • lava: One porter was burnt by volcanic lava crossing the crater.
  • tremor: Time series analysis of volcanic tremors in Montserrat: what have we learned?

Modifying Another Word

  • mostly: It's mostly volcanic mountains, terraced all the way up with " hats " of trees at the top.
  • actively: The challenge is to walk across the Southern Highlands through one of the most actively volcanic areas Iceland.
  • mainly: In the northeast and along the western corridor are low lightly wooded mountain ranges of mainly volcanic origin.
  • still: She recently visited Iceland, drawn by its unique frozen landscape that is still volcanic.
  • also: In addition to the volcanic activity occurring above ground, there was also volcanic activity below ground.

Preposition: in

  • origin: The islands belong to Spain and some are volcanic in origin.
volcanic Quotes

   Neither you nor I nor anyone else can describe the volcanic landscapes a poor girl strays into when she marries a literary man.

—Cheever,JohnWilliam