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Definition of "volcanology" []

  • The scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "volcanology" in a sentence
  • "Between yet even more work, he wants to hit the golf links more often, and when he finishes his next book, Help Yourself For Teens, he'd like to get a degree in volcanology, learn to play the piano, and after that, who knows?"
  • "Contains mixture of animation, graphics, historic and present-day footage to explain Hawaiian volcanology (25 minutes)."
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