Definition of "vulcanology" []

• Variant of volcanology. (noun)

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• "The scope of the meeting is huge, taking in anything from space and planetary science, vulcanology, seismology, all the way through to science education and geoscience informatics."
• "The 280 conference attendees work in aviation, science, geology, meteorology and vulcanology, and have an important perspective on the ash crisis."
• "The Islands 'volcanic landforms represent classic features in the continuing study of vulcanology world-wide."