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Definition of "volcanic" []

  • Of, resembling, or caused by a volcano or volcanoes: a volcanic peak; volcanic islands. (adjective)
  • Produced by or discharged from a volcano: volcanic ash. (adjective)
  • Characterized by the presence of volcanoes. (adjective)
  • Powerfully explosive: a volcanic temper. (adjective)

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 "volcanic" in a sentence
  • "Volcanic scenery is by no means confined to what we call the volcanic national parks."
  • "For some odd reason, I can just see that place getting covered in volcanic ash and then dug up 5000 years from now."
  • "Mohammad Ali/EPA A woman was seen inside a rescue vehicle covered in volcanic ash in Sidorejo Village, Klaten, Central Java."