volcanism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From French volcanisme, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
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:This rejuvenation-stage or post-erosional volcanism produces lava even more alkalic than late-stage volcanism.
2004, Peter Morrison Vitousek, Nutrient Cycling and Limitation: Hawai'i as a Model System, →ISBN, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vulcanism | alternative | lexicographic | |
| volcanisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
volcanize · volcanic · paleovolcanism · cryovolcanism · glaciovolcanism · volcanist
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Translations (24)
ru вулкани́зм (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · nn vulkanisme (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · fr volcanisme (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · ga bolcánachas (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · da vulkanisme (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · eo vulkanismo (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · mi ahi tipua (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · pt vulcanismo (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · fi vulkanismi (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · es vulcanismo (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · kk вулканизм (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · ga bolcánacht (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · pl wulkanizm (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · cmn 火山作用 (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · sh вулканизам (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · it vulcanismo (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · tr volkanizma (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · sv vulkanism (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · nl vulkanisme (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · nb vulkanisme (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · hu vulkanizmus (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · fr vulcanisme (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · sh vulkanizam (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes) · de Vulkanismus (natural phenomena associated with volcanoes)