volcanic
See also: volcànic
English edit
Etymology edit
From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɒlˈkænɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /vɔlˈkænɪk/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /vɑlˈkænɪk/
- Rhymes: -ænɪk
- Hyphenation: vol‧can‧ic
Adjective edit
volcanic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes
- volcanic heat
- volcanic activity
- Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies
- Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
- (figurative) Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.
- 1980 August 2, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 15:
- Jo rose indignified, Vanessa following in her volcanic wake.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 556:
- With that the system was complete, and ready to have its disastrous effect on Martin Luther's volcanic temper.
Synonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
- cryovolcanic
- hydrovolcanic
- ice-volcanic
- metavolcanic
- neovolcanic
- nonvolcanic
- postvolcanic
- stratovolcanic
- subvolcanic
- supervolcanic
- transvolcanic
- unvolcanic
- volcanically
- volcanic ash
- volcanic bomb
- volcanic field
- volcanic glass
- volcanicity
- volcaniclastic
- volcanic lightning
- volcanic neck
- volcanic sulfur
- volcanic sulphur
- volcanic wind
- volcanic winter
Translations edit
of or pertaining to a volcano
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produced by a volcano
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changed or affected by the heat of a volcano
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Noun edit
volcanic (plural volcanics)
- 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.
Romanian edit
Adjective edit
volcanic m or n (feminine singular volcanică, masculine plural volcanici, feminine and neuter plural volcanice)
Declension edit
Declension of volcanic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | volcanic | volcanică | volcanici | volcanice | ||
| definite | volcanicul | volcanica | volcanicii | volcanicele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | volcanic | volcanice | volcanici | volcanice | ||
| definite | volcanicului | volcanicei | volcanicilor | volcanicelor | |||