volcanic

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See also: volcànic

English

Etymology

From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

volcanic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes
    volcanic heat
    volcanic activity
  2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies
    volcanic tufa
    volcanic ash
  3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
  4. (figurative) Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.
    • 1980 August 2, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 15:
      Jo rose indignified, Vanessa following in her volcanic wake.
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 556:
      With that the system was complete, and ready to have its disastrous effect on Martin Luther's volcanic temper.

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Noun

volcanic (plural volcanics)

  1. A volcanic rock.
    The Ellesmere Island Volcanics are a Late Cretaceous volcanic group of volcanoes and lava flows in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.

Romanian

Adjective

volcanic m or n (feminine singular volcanică, masculine plural volcanici, feminine and neuter plural volcanice)

  1. Obsolete form of vulcanic.

Declension

Declension of volcanic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite volcanic volcanică volcanici volcanice
definite volcanicul volcanica volcanicii volcanicele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite volcanic volcanice volcanici volcanice
definite volcanicului volcanicei volcanicilor volcanicelor

References

  • volcanic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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