Definition of volcanic in English:

volcanic

adjective vɒlˈkanɪkvɑlˈkænɪk

1Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes.
types of volcanic activity
thick deposits of black volcanic ash
Example sentencesExamples
- These became later covered in ash and dust from volcanic eruptions in the region.
- Volcanologists now monitor the frequency of volcanic activity in an effort to predict eruptions.
- This caused thermal uplift of Scotland and the East Shetland platform and volcanic activity.
- Such communities use the volcanic emissions as their sole source of energy.
- Old lava flows and beds of volcanic ash underlie the surface of much of this part of Colorado.
- The seabed is a combination of volcanic ash, black sand and mud, strewn with the detritus of a million passing boats.
- We estimate the magma production, erosion and marine depositional rates of volcanic products.
- According to geologists, mountains are formed because of volcanic activity or the movement of the plates of the earth.
- More than 80 Vesuvius eruptions were listed in a recent worldwide directory of volcanic activity.
- They suggest that the volcanic constructions on rifted margin segments develop through five main phases.
- However, this folding mechanism is thought to be related to the nearest volcanic activity.
- Timau was an obvious choice in that the area has a temperate climate and fertile volcanic soils.
- A volcanic cone is composed of material ejected from the volcano.
- This confirms that the tension fractures were formed during the volcanic activity.
- Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches.
- However, many of these basins experienced intense volcanic activity which may have caused local folding.
- At the base of the food chain are bacteria that dwell in the searing fluids belching from the volcanic vents.
- In addition to scoria and ash, other volcanic ejecta include blocks, bombs, and xenoliths.
- At least three phases of volcanic activity are present within the Erenlerdag Volcanic Complex.
- The trees thrive in tropical conditions near the sea, and seem to prefer volcanic soils, as in the Moluccas and Grenada.
Synonyms
tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought
1. 1.1 (of a feeling or emotion) bursting out or liable to burst out violently.
  the kind of volcanic passion she'd felt last night
  Example sentencesExamples
  As he gazes past you into the middle-distance, you sense that he could erupt in a volcanic temper.
  Football's corporate wing is doing its best to raise the level of excitement about the competition to volcanic levels.
  Synonyms
  unpredictable, changeable, variable, inconstant, inconsistent, uncertain, erratic, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs

Derivatives

volcanically

adverb

Some people grieve mightily, volcanically, with sadness and anger and regret issuing forth like a painful eruption.
Example sentencesExamples
- This area is volcanically active and is a site for geothermal energy production.
- There have been five successive low intensity earthquakes in recent days in the island's most volcanically active zone, in the area between Mount Teide and Santiago del Teide.
- In gravel and rocks taken from a volcanically heated ocean bed north of Iceland, German scientists have identified an unusual microbe that appears to have the fewest genes of any living organism so far studied.
- A new model helps explain the latest episode of rapid surface rise and increased geyser activity - from 1997 to 2003-in the volcanically active region in the western United States.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French volcanique, from volcan (see volcano).

Rhymes

aldermanic, botanic, Brahmanic, Britannic, epiphanic, galvanic, Germanic, Hispanic, interoceanic, Koranic, manganic, manic, mechanic, messianic, oceanic, organic, panic, Puranic, Romanic, satanic, shamanic, talismanic, titanic, transoceanic, tympanic

Definition of volcanic in US English:

volcanic

adjectivevɑlˈkænɪkvälˈkanik

1Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes.
Example sentencesExamples
- Such communities use the volcanic emissions as their sole source of energy.
- However, this folding mechanism is thought to be related to the nearest volcanic activity.
- According to geologists, mountains are formed because of volcanic activity or the movement of the plates of the earth.
- The trees thrive in tropical conditions near the sea, and seem to prefer volcanic soils, as in the Moluccas and Grenada.
- We estimate the magma production, erosion and marine depositional rates of volcanic products.
- This confirms that the tension fractures were formed during the volcanic activity.
- At the base of the food chain are bacteria that dwell in the searing fluids belching from the volcanic vents.
- However, many of these basins experienced intense volcanic activity which may have caused local folding.
- They suggest that the volcanic constructions on rifted margin segments develop through five main phases.
- Timau was an obvious choice in that the area has a temperate climate and fertile volcanic soils.
- The seabed is a combination of volcanic ash, black sand and mud, strewn with the detritus of a million passing boats.
- Volcanologists now monitor the frequency of volcanic activity in an effort to predict eruptions.
- This caused thermal uplift of Scotland and the East Shetland platform and volcanic activity.
- At least three phases of volcanic activity are present within the Erenlerdag Volcanic Complex.
- In addition to scoria and ash, other volcanic ejecta include blocks, bombs, and xenoliths.
- Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches.
- A volcanic cone is composed of material ejected from the volcano.
- More than 80 Vesuvius eruptions were listed in a recent worldwide directory of volcanic activity.
- Old lava flows and beds of volcanic ash underlie the surface of much of this part of Colorado.
- These became later covered in ash and dust from volcanic eruptions in the region.
Synonyms
tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought
1. 1.1 (of a feeling or emotion) bursting out or liable to burst out violently.
  the kind of volcanic passion she'd felt last night
  Example sentencesExamples
  Football's corporate wing is doing its best to raise the level of excitement about the competition to volcanic levels.
  As he gazes past you into the middle-distance, you sense that he could erupt in a volcanic temper.
  Synonyms
  unpredictable, changeable, variable, inconstant, inconsistent, uncertain, erratic, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs

Origin

Late 18th century: from French volcanique, from volcan (see volcano).

单词	volcanic
释义	Definition of volcanic in English: volcanic adjective vɒlˈkanɪkvɑlˈkænɪk 1Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes. types of volcanic activity thick deposits of black volcanic ash Example sentencesExamples These became later covered in ash and dust from volcanic eruptions in the region. Volcanologists now monitor the frequency of volcanic activity in an effort to predict eruptions. This caused thermal uplift of Scotland and the East Shetland platform and volcanic activity. Such communities use the volcanic emissions as their sole source of energy. Old lava flows and beds of volcanic ash underlie the surface of much of this part of Colorado. The seabed is a combination of volcanic ash, black sand and mud, strewn with the detritus of a million passing boats. We estimate the magma production, erosion and marine depositional rates of volcanic products. According to geologists, mountains are formed because of volcanic activity or the movement of the plates of the earth. More than 80 Vesuvius eruptions were listed in a recent worldwide directory of volcanic activity. They suggest that the volcanic constructions on rifted margin segments develop through five main phases. However, this folding mechanism is thought to be related to the nearest volcanic activity. Timau was an obvious choice in that the area has a temperate climate and fertile volcanic soils. A volcanic cone is composed of material ejected from the volcano. This confirms that the tension fractures were formed during the volcanic activity. Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches. However, many of these basins experienced intense volcanic activity which may have caused local folding. At the base of the food chain are bacteria that dwell in the searing fluids belching from the volcanic vents. In addition to scoria and ash, other volcanic ejecta include blocks, bombs, and xenoliths. At least three phases of volcanic activity are present within the Erenlerdag Volcanic Complex. The trees thrive in tropical conditions near the sea, and seem to prefer volcanic soils, as in the Moluccas and Grenada. Synonyms tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought 1.1 (of a feeling or emotion) bursting out or liable to burst out violently. the kind of volcanic passion she'd felt last night Example sentencesExamples As he gazes past you into the middle-distance, you sense that he could erupt in a volcanic temper. Football's corporate wing is doing its best to raise the level of excitement about the competition to volcanic levels. Synonyms unpredictable, changeable, variable, inconstant, inconsistent, uncertain, erratic, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs Derivatives volcanically adverb Some people grieve mightily, volcanically, with sadness and anger and regret issuing forth like a painful eruption. Example sentencesExamples This area is volcanically active and is a site for geothermal energy production. There have been five successive low intensity earthquakes in recent days in the island's most volcanically active zone, in the area between Mount Teide and Santiago del Teide. In gravel and rocks taken from a volcanically heated ocean bed north of Iceland, German scientists have identified an unusual microbe that appears to have the fewest genes of any living organism so far studied. A new model helps explain the latest episode of rapid surface rise and increased geyser activity - from 1997 to 2003-in the volcanically active region in the western United States. Origin Late 18th century: from French volcanique, from volcan (see volcano). Rhymes aldermanic, botanic, Brahmanic, Britannic, epiphanic, galvanic, Germanic, Hispanic, interoceanic, Koranic, manganic, manic, mechanic, messianic, oceanic, organic, panic, Puranic, Romanic, satanic, shamanic, talismanic, titanic, transoceanic, tympanic Definition of volcanic in US English: volcanic adjectivevɑlˈkænɪkvälˈkanik 1Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes. Example sentencesExamples Such communities use the volcanic emissions as their sole source of energy. However, this folding mechanism is thought to be related to the nearest volcanic activity. According to geologists, mountains are formed because of volcanic activity or the movement of the plates of the earth. The trees thrive in tropical conditions near the sea, and seem to prefer volcanic soils, as in the Moluccas and Grenada. We estimate the magma production, erosion and marine depositional rates of volcanic products. This confirms that the tension fractures were formed during the volcanic activity. At the base of the food chain are bacteria that dwell in the searing fluids belching from the volcanic vents. However, many of these basins experienced intense volcanic activity which may have caused local folding. They suggest that the volcanic constructions on rifted margin segments develop through five main phases. Timau was an obvious choice in that the area has a temperate climate and fertile volcanic soils. The seabed is a combination of volcanic ash, black sand and mud, strewn with the detritus of a million passing boats. Volcanologists now monitor the frequency of volcanic activity in an effort to predict eruptions. This caused thermal uplift of Scotland and the East Shetland platform and volcanic activity. At least three phases of volcanic activity are present within the Erenlerdag Volcanic Complex. In addition to scoria and ash, other volcanic ejecta include blocks, bombs, and xenoliths. Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches. A volcanic cone is composed of material ejected from the volcano. More than 80 Vesuvius eruptions were listed in a recent worldwide directory of volcanic activity. Old lava flows and beds of volcanic ash underlie the surface of much of this part of Colorado. These became later covered in ash and dust from volcanic eruptions in the region. Synonyms tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought 1.1 (of a feeling or emotion) bursting out or liable to burst out violently. the kind of volcanic passion she'd felt last night Example sentencesExamples Football's corporate wing is doing its best to raise the level of excitement about the competition to volcanic levels. As he gazes past you into the middle-distance, you sense that he could erupt in a volcanic temper. Synonyms unpredictable, changeable, variable, inconstant, inconsistent, uncertain, erratic, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs Origin Late 18th century: from French volcanique, from volcan (see volcano).
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