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igneous

ig·neous

UK/ˈɪɡ.ni.əs/ US/ˈɪɡniʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

produced under conditions involving intense heat

  • “igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma”
  • “igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone”
  • “pyrogenic strata”
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2.

like or suggestive of fire

  • “the burning sand”
  • “a fiery desert wind”
  • “an igneous desert atmosphere”
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Origin

From Latin igneus (“fiery”). By surface analysis, Latin ign- + -eous.

Phrases

  • igneous rock
  • large igneous province

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