volcanic
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
volcanic
- /vɒlˈkænɪk/ UK
- /vɔlˈkænɪk/ US
- /vɑlˈkænɪk/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ænɪk
Where it comes from
From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes. volcanic heat
- Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies. volcanic tufa
- Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
- Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc. Jo rose indignified, Vanessa following in her volcanic wake.
noun volcanics
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eruptive, extrusive, volcano, eruption, seismic, felsic, ash, blow-out, rash, rugged, active, volcanoes, explosive, magmatic, pyroclastic, lava-like
Translations
Every language
adj of or pertaining to a volcano
| Español | volcánico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | ज्वालामुखीय jvālāmukhīya, आग्नेय āgney |
| Português | vulcânico |
| Français | volcanique |
| Deutsch | vulkanisch |
| Italiano | vulcanico |
| Русский | вулкани́ческий vulkaníčeskij |
| العربية | بُرْكَانِيّ burkāniyy |
adj produced by a volcano
| हिन्दी | ज्वालामुखीय jvālāmukhīya, आग्नेय āgney |
|---|---|
| Português | vulcânico |
| Français | volcanique |
| Deutsch | vulkanisch |
| Italiano | vulcanico |
| Русский | вулкани́ческий vulkaníčeskij |
adj changed or affected by the heat of a volcano
| Français | volcanique |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vulkanisch |
| Italiano | vulcanico |
| Русский | вулкани́ческий vulkaníčeskij |
Talk about this word "volcanic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/volcanic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. volcanic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/volcanic "volcanic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/volcanic.Cite this
@misc{volcanic_2026,
title = {volcanic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/volcanic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
