Volcanology

//ˌvɒl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of volcanoes. uncountable
  2. 2
    the branch of geology that studies volcanoes wordnet

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vulcanology

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"Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reported a “high intensity” explosion Monday at the Stromboli volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, located off the southern coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea."

Etymology

From French volcanologie, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcano + -logy.

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