Volcanic means coming from or created by volcanoes.
Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions.
Mount Unzen spewed out volcanic ash, gas, and rock.
St Vincent is a lush, volcanic island.
volcanic in British English
(vɒlˈkænɪk)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, produced by, or characterized by the presence of volcanoes
a volcanic region
2.
suggestive of or resembling an erupting volcano
a volcanic era
3. another word for extrusive (sense 2)
noun
4. (often plural)
any igneous rock formed from magma issuing from volcanoes
Derived forms
volcanically (volˈcanically)
adverb
volcanicity (ˌvɒlkəˈnɪsɪtɪ)
noun
volcanic in American English
(vɑlˈkænɪk; vɔlˈkænɪk; vɑlˈkeɪnɪk)
adjective
1.
a.
of, thrown from, caused by, or characteristic of a volcano
b.
extrusive (sense 2)
2.
having, or composed of, volcanoes
3.
suggestive of or bursting forth like a volcano; violently explosive
Derived forms
volcanically (volˈcanically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr volcanique < It volcanico
Examples of 'volcanic' in a sentence
volcanic
Another 470,000 could be forced to flee due to volcanic ash in the air.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
This is where you must go to see the maturity of a volcanic island.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
His view was that climatic change was affected by natural phenomena such as volcanic or solar activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So it depends on whether insurers see a volcanic eruption as the former or the latter.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Scratch around almost anywhere and there will be similar volcanic rock beneath the dirt.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
The hotel was busy with passengers whose flights had been grounded because of the volcanic ash alert.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Vast clouds of volcanic dust were shot into the stratosphere and swept around the globe.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These features can be explained if a volcanic island arc was approaching from that direction.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
Jet aircraft engines in particular are susceptible to damage from volcanic ash.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They would have been flying away from the volcanic ash cloud which was hundreds of miles away.
The Sun (2010)
Then surf would have renewed its onslaught on some of the volcanic islands.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
The volcanic cloud gradually swept around the northern hemisphere as a thin veil of dust and acid.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But the aircraft is hijacked by the pilots and flown to a deserted volcanic island.
The Sun (2014)
The original inhabitants carved them from soft volcanic rock and almost all are positioned around the coast facing inland.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Iceland is riven by volcanic activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Then climb twisty roads into the island's lush volcanic interior.
The Sun (2011)
Yes, flying through the plume of a volcanic eruption can be dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He wanted to quantify the Hawaiian volcanic eruptions.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
We were passing through scrub and volcanic rock, pine trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
As the ash settles, the world is awash with advice for those whose holidays were ruined by volcanic activity and government ineptitude.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
volcanic
British English: volcanic ADJECTIVE
Volcanic means coming from or created by volcanoes.
Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions.
American English: volcanic
Brazilian Portuguese: vulcânico
Chinese: 火山的
European Spanish: volcánico
French: volcanique
German: vulkanisch
Italian: vulcanico
Japanese: 火山の
Korean: 화산 작용에 의한
European Portuguese: vulcânico
Latin American Spanish: volcánico
All related terms of 'volcanic'
volcanic bomb
a hollow projectile containing an explosive , incendiary , or other destructive substance, esp one carried by aircraft
volcanic cone
a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash , cinders , or lava
volcanic pipe
a long tube of metal, plastic , etc, used to convey water, oil, gas, etc
volcanic plug
a piece of wood, cork , or other material, often cylindrical in shape, used to stop up holes and gaps or as a wedge for taking a screw or nail
volcanic rock
igneous rock, as basalt , that solidified rapidly from molten lava at or near the earth's surface
volcanic glass
any of several glassy volcanic igneous rocks, such as obsidian and pitchstone
volcanic island
An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.
volcanic landscape
The landscape is everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills , rivers , buildings, trees, and plants.
pipe
A pipe is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through which a liquid or gas can flow.
plug
A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins which fit into the holes of an electric socket and connects the equipment to the electricity supply.
plugging
a piece of wood, cork , or other material, often cylindrical in shape, used to stop up holes and gaps or as a wedge for taking a screw or nail