Definition of volcanic

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Volcanic (a.) Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa..

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Volcanically :: Volcanically (adv.) Like a volcano.
Vulcanian :: Vulcanian (a.) Volcanic.
Fumarole :: Fumarole (n.) A hole or spot in a volcanic or other region, from which fumes issue..
Tufa :: Tufa () A friable volcanic rock or conglomerate, formed of consolidated cinders, or scoria..
Cone :: Cone (n.) Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as, a volcanic cone, a collection of scoriae around the crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form..
Fiorite :: Fiorite (n.) A variety of opal occuring in the cavities of volcanic tufa, in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses, having a pearly luster; -- so called from Fiora, in Ischia..
Leucite :: Leucite (n.) A mineral having a glassy fracture, occurring in translucent trapezohedral crystals. It is a silicate of alumina and potash. It is found in the volcanic rocks of Italy, especially at Vesuvius..
Volcanism :: Volcanism (n.) Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.
Solfatara :: Solfatara (n.) A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity..
Vesicle :: Vesicle (n.) A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass..
Volcanic :: Volcanic (a.) Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
Mascagnite :: Mascagnite (n.) Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so named from Mascagni, who discovered it..
Volcanization :: Volcanization (n.) The act of volcanizing, or the state of being volcanized; the process of undergoing volcanic heat, and being affected by it..
Lithophyse :: Lithophyse (n.) A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name..
Eruptive :: Eruptive (a.) Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic..
Volcanity :: Volcanity (n.) The quality or state of being volcanic, or volcanic origin; volcanicity..
Scoria :: Scoria (n.) Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders.
Etnean :: Etnean (a.) Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily..
Spherulite :: Spherulite (n.) A minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone..
Intercolline :: Intercolline (a.) Situated between hills; -- applied especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones.
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