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单词 pseudo-volcanic
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pseudo-volcanic
pseudo-volcanic adj.
Brit. /ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)vɒlˈkanɪk/
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U.S. /ˌsudoʊˌvɔlˈkænɪk/
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/ˌsudoʊˌvɑlˈkænɪk/
Physical Geography (a) (of a rock or mineral) produced by the action of heat, but not in a volcano (e.g. from the underground burning of coal) (obsolete); (b) designating geographical features (e.g. craters) resembling those formed by volcanic action.
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pseudo-volcanic1794
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 394 The fires from which many minerals derive their form and aggregation are either volcanic or pseudo-volcanic.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 499 Volcanic Rocks..are divided into true volcanic and pseudo-volcanic;..the second comprehending clays and ironstones, indurated and partially melted by the heat from beds of burning coal.
1954 W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. xx. 515 Certain topographic features resemble volcanic forms so much that, lacking a better name, we have designated them as pseudovolcanic.
1984 Geothermics 13 389 Many hot water springs in the vicinity of these pseudo-volcanic manifestations had been used for centuries as ‘baths’.
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