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Meaning of VULCANOLOGY

Pronunciation:  `vulku'nâlujee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the branch of geology that studies volcanoes
 
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 Synonyms: volcanology
 
 See Also: geophysical science, geophysics

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vul`can*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Vulcan}, and {-logy}.]
The science which treats of phenomena due to plutonic action,
as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc. [R.]
 

 

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