noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

volcanologyvolcanology

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Vulcan (“the god of fire”) + -ology.

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