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volcanic

adjective

Relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
V
Ends with
C
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

vɒlˈkanɪk

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes

    “Volcanic steam”

adjective

  1. Explosively unstable

    “A volcanic temper”

adjective

  1. 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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Example Sentences

Volcanic steam
Volcanic islands such as Iceland
A volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions
A volcanic temper
Volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian

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