VOLCANIC


Meaning of VOLCANIC in English

/ vɒlˈkænɪk; NAmE vɑːl-/ adjective

caused or produced by a volcano :

volcanic rocks

volcanic eruptions

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French volcanique , from volcan , from Latin Volcanus Vulcan (the Roman god of fire).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.