volcanic C1 Topic:Science & Research US /vɔlˈkænɪk/ UK /vɒlˈkænɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #10763 Meanings 1 adj of or relating to igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface This volcanic rock formation formed over 1 million years ago. 2 adj explosively unstable You have a volcanic temper for an adult. 3 adj relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes The volcanic steam can reach temperatures of 1000 degrees. 4 adj Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes. Volcanic heat. Thesaurus Synonyms volcanianvulcanian Word family Derived forms cryovolcanichydrovolcanicice-volcanicmetavolcanicneovolcanicnonvolcanicpostvolcanicstratovolcanicsubvolcanicsupervolcanictransvolcanicunvolcanic Common collocations volcanic eruption Adjective + noun Etymology From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # volcanic **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /vɔlˈkænɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /vɒlˈkænɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 10763 ## Meanings 1. of or relating to igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface 2. explosively unstable 3. relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes 4. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes. ## Examples - This volcanic rock formation formed over 1 million years ago. - You have a volcanic temper for an adult. - The volcanic steam can reach temperatures of 1000 degrees. - Volcanic heat. ## Synonyms - volcanian - vulcanian ## Derived Forms - cryovolcanic - hydrovolcanic - ice-volcanic - metavolcanic - neovolcanic - nonvolcanic - postvolcanic - stratovolcanic - subvolcanic - supervolcanic - transvolcanic - unvolcanic ## Etymology From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown