igneous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   geology: formed when molten magma or lava cools and solidifies

   Basalt is an igneous rock formed from rapidly cooled lava.

2. 2
   adj

   relating to, containing, or resembling fire or intense heat

   The furnace cast an igneous glow across the workshop.

Common collocations

• igneous rock Adjective + noun

From Latin igneus, 'fiery,' from ignis, 'fire.' Geologists adopted the word for rocks produced from molten material, distinguishing them from sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

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