volcanic

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Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.

adjective

1
Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
volcanic heat
volcanic activity
2
Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies.
volcanic tufa
volcanic ash
3
Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
4
figurativeReminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.
Jo rose indignified, Vanessa following in her volcanic wake.
With that the system was complete, and ready to have its disastrous effect on Martin Luther's volcanic temper.
[Dan Bongino] was in a volcanic mood. As soon as he entered the room, he erupted at Bondi, shouting at her.

Etymology

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

noun

1
A volcanic rock.
The Ellesmere Island Volcanics are a Late Cretaceous volcanic group of volcanoes and lava flows in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.

Forms

plural: volcanics

void · Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.voilà · Lo, there it is; ta-da; presto; behold!volatile · Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

volcanic · Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.

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