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volcanic

vol·ca·nic

UK/vɒlˈkænɪk/ US/vɔlˈkænɪk/ fairly common

adjective

1.

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.

explosively unstable

  • “a volcanic temper”
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3.

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”
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Origin

From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.

Phrases

  • volcanic ash
  • volcanic block
  • volcanic bomb
  • volcanic cone
  • volcanic field
  • volcanic glass
  • volcanic lightning
  • volcanic neck

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