volcanic
Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoesOf or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
» The volcanic eruption threatened the village.
Der Vulkanausbruch bedrohte das Dorf.
Извержение вулкана угрожало деревне.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
volcanic heat
volcanic activity
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
(not comparable)Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies.
volcanic tufa
volcanic ash
vulkanisch
вулкани́ческийvulkaníčeskij
вулкані́чнийvulkaníčnyj
(not comparable)Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
vulkanisch
вулкани́ческийvulkaníčeskij
(figuratively, not comparable)Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.
Examples
38 sentencesThe volcanic eruption threatened the village.
ruИзвержение вулкана угрожало деревне.
deDer Vulkanausbruch bedrohte das Dorf.
The surface of the earth rose due to the volcanic activity.
Volcanic peaks have always captured the human imagination.
Вершини вулканів завжди захоплювали уяву людей.
There's volcanic ash in the atmosphere.
ruВ атмосфере присутствует вулканический пепел.
Algeria has no active volcanic area.
Translations
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Origin
From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.
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