volcanic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /vɒlˈkænɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /vɑlˈkænɪk/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /vɔlˈkænɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
Some 200 million years ago, the rocks that became the Palisades cliffs just across the Hudson River from Manhattan formed during volcanic activity that helped rip apart the ancient supercontinent Pangea. That volcanism helped lead to the birth of the Atlantic Ocean while it also contributed to killing off as much as a quarter of all life on Earth during the event known as the end-Triassic mass extinction.
2022 February 3, Lucas Joel, “Dissolving in Toxic Oceans: How an Ancient Extinction Happened”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2022:volcanic activity
volcanic heat
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(not-comparable) Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies.
volcanic tufa
volcanic ash
- (not-comparable) Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
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(figuratively, not-comparable) Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.
Jo rose indignified, Vanessa following in her volcanic wake.
1980 August 2, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 15:[Dan Bongino] was in a volcanic mood. As soon as he entered the room, he erupted at Bondi, shouting at her.
2026 June 10, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, “Inside Trump’s White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:With that the system was complete, and ready to have its disastrous effect on Martin Luther's volcanic temper.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 556:
Deriveds
glaciovolcanic · volcanic sulphur · subvolcanic · volcanical · volcanic field · stratovolcanic · volcanicity · unvolcanic · volcanic neck · volcanic winter · volcanic bomb · hydrovolcanic · volcanic ash · volcanic block · ice-volcanic · volcanic pipe · cryovolcanic · tectovolcanic · volcanic wind · transvolcanic · volcanically · supervolcanic · postvolcanic · paleovolcanic · volcanic glass · volcanic sulfur · volcaniclastic · volcanic cone · metavolcanic · volcanic lightning · neovolcanic · hypervolcanic · nonvolcanic
Hyponyms
Synonyms
volcanian (of or related to volcanoes) · Vulcanian (of or related to volcanoes)
Translations (67)
hi ज्वालामुखीय (of or pertaining to a volcano) · de vulkanisch (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · ka ვულკანური (produced by a volcano) · tr volkanik (of or pertaining to a volcano) · gd bholcànach (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · pl wulkaniczny (of or pertaining to a volcano) · pt vulcânico (produced by a volcano) · pl wulkaniczny (produced by a volcano) · de vulkanisch (of or pertaining to a volcano) · ru вулкани́ческий (produced by a volcano) · eo vulkana (of or pertaining to a volcano) · ast volcánicu (produced by a volcano) · tr volkanik (produced by a volcano) · ga bolcánach (of or pertaining to a volcano) · tr volkanik (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · it vulcanico (of or pertaining to a volcano) · ka ვულკანური (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · be вулкані́чны (of or pertaining to a volcano) · gl volcánico (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · hu vulkáni (of or pertaining to a volcano) · gv volcaanagh (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · ru вулкани́ческий (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · id vulkanis (of or pertaining to a volcano) · it vulcanico (produced by a volcano) · ca volcànic (of or pertaining to a volcano) · gl volcánico (produced by a volcano) · gv volcaanagh (of or pertaining to a volcano) · hi ज्वालामुखीय (produced by a volcano) · gl volcánico (of or pertaining to a volcano) · de vulkanisch (produced by a volcano) · sv vulkanisk (of or pertaining to a volcano) · ka ვულკანური (of or pertaining to a volcano) · fi vulkaaninen (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · cs sopečný (of or pertaining to a volcano) · oc volcanic (of or pertaining to a volcano) · gv volcaanagh (produced by a volcano) · fr volcanique (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · hi आग्नेय (of or pertaining to a volcano) · ga bolcánach (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · es volcánico (of or pertaining to a volcano) · nl vulkanisch (of or pertaining to a volcano) · hi आग्नेय (produced by a volcano) · fi vulkaaninen (of or pertaining to a volcano) · io volkanala (of or pertaining to a volcano) · pl wulkaniczny (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · bg вулкани́чен (of or pertaining to a volcano) · uk вулкані́чний (of or pertaining to a volcano) · fr volcanique (produced by a volcano) · fur vulcanic (of or pertaining to a volcano) · uk вулкані́чний (produced by a volcano) · pt vulcânico (of or pertaining to a volcano) · be вулкані́чны (produced by a volcano) · it vulcanico (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · fr volcanique (of or pertaining to a volcano) · sv vulkanisk (changed or affected by the heat of a volcano) · ga bolcánach (produced by a volcano) · ru вулкани́ческий (of or pertaining to a volcano) · gd bholcànach (produced by a volcano) · gd bholcànach (of or pertaining to a volcano) · ar بُرْكَانِيّ (of or pertaining to a volcano) · lt ugnikalninis (of or pertaining to a volcano) · fi vulkaaninen (produced by a volcano) · ca volcànic (produced by a volcano) · sv vulkanisk (produced by a volcano) · hu vulkáni (produced by a volcano) · ast volcánicu (of or pertaining to a volcano) · fi tulivuori- (of or pertaining to a volcano)