| Title | Volcanic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary vol·ca·nic
DATE 1774
1.a. of, relating to, or produced by a volcano b. characterized by volcanoes a volcanic range c. made of materials from volcanoes 2. explosively violent : volatile volcanic emotions • vol·ca·ni·cal·ly \\-ni-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
DATE 1894
: a volcanic rock
English Etymology volcanic 1774, from Fr. volcanique (see volcano). Figurative sense of "prone to explosive activity" is attested from 1854. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 volcanic vol·can·ic / vCl5kAnik; NAmE vB:l- / adjective caused or produced by a volcano 火山的；火山引起的；火山产生的: volcanic rocks 火山岩 volcanic eruptions 火山喷发 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: volcanic ash , or volcanic bomb , or volcanic cloud , or volcanic cone , or volcanic dust , or volcanic foci , or volcanic glass , or volcanic mud , or volcanic neck , or volcanic rock , or volcanic water , or volcanic wind , or volcanic ashes , or volcanic dome vol·can·ic I. \(ˈ) väl|kanik, -nēk sometimes -|kān-\ adjective Etymology: French volcanique, from volcan volcano (from Italian volcano, vulcano) + -ique -ic — more at volcano 1. a. : of or relating to a volcano < volcanic activity > < volcanic steam > b. : characterized by or composed of volcanoes < a volcanic region > < a volcanic chain > < a volcanic range > c. : produced, influenced, or changed by a volcano or by volcanic agencies : made of materials from volcanoes < a volcanic mountain > 2. : resembling a volcano especially in explosive violence or latent explosive violence : characteristic of a volcano : violent , volatile < blurting out a few volcanic words, and then relapsing — Thomas Wolfe > < long-oppressed volcanic emotions erupt, old family feuds flare up — Vicki Baum > < this volcanic tempest of a man, fierce, merciless to the flesh — H.O.Taylor > < the volcanic tremors that now convulse civilization — Sumner Welles > < major adjustments of one kind or another are essential to stabilize that politically volcanic region — Vera M. Dean > • vol·can·i·cal·ly \-nə̇k(ə)lē, -nēk-, -li\ adverb II. noun (-s) : a volcanic rock |
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