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单词 volcanology
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volcanologyn.

Brit. /ˌvɒlkəˈnɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌvɔlkəˈnɑlədʒi/, /ˌvɑlkəˈnɑlədʒi/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: volcano n., -ology comb. form.
Etymology: < volcano n. + -ology comb. form, after French volcanologie (1796 or earlier). Compare later vulcanology n.
The scientific study of volcanoes and their activity; = vulcanology n.
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volcanology1800
vulcanology1859
vulcanicity1879
1800 Edinb. Mag. June 413/1 We find in the Voyages of Spallanzani a new volcanology.
1886 Athenæum 14 Aug. 210/3 The Progress in volcanology and seismology for 1885.
1929 R. M. C. Littler Governance Hawaii xviii. 216 There are three branches of the United States Geological Survey represented in the Islands. There is a section of volcanology to study the disturbances on the island of Hawaii.
1989 Omni Aug. 68/3 Volcanology attracts its share of risk takers and thrill seekers.
2004 Jrnl. Geoscience Educ. 52 122 Kilauea serves as perhaps the best classroom for volcanology in the world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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