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vulcanology

[ vuhl-kuh-nol-uh-jee ]

vulcanology

/ ˌvʌlkəˈnɒlədʒɪ; ˌvʌlkənəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. a variant of volcanology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱˈDZDz, noun
  • vulcanological, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܱ···Dz·· [vuhl-k, uh, -nl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • ܱc·DZo· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vulcanology1

1855–60; vulcan- (variant of volcan- as in volcanic ) + -o- + -logy
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The quake’s epicenter was near Marradi, northeast of Florence, and it struck at 5:10 a.m., after some smaller temblors, according to Italy’s institute of geophysics and vulcanology.

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During the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Canary Islands’ vulcanology institute said the amplitude of the volcano’s seismic activity intensified.

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Guatemala’s seismology and vulcanology institute said the new lahar — a flow of mud, debris, water and pyroclastic material — was fed by rains and tore down trees as it swept through ravines and gullies.

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But then she noticed that in all the things she learned at the Tower—about astronomy and botany and mechanics and mathematics and vulcanology—not once was the Witch mentioned.

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More than 560 volcanic tremors were detected on Monday alone, according to the national vulcanology centre.

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