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volcanism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, volcanology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: volcanicity

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the phenomena associated with volcanic activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: geological phenomenon

History

Etymology

From French volcanisme, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 火山作用 (huǒshān zuòyòng) — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Danish: vulkanisme — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Dutch: vulkanisme — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Esperanto: vulkanismo — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Finnish: vulkanismi — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • French: volcanisme — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • French: vulcanisme — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • German: Vulkanismus — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Hungarian: vulkanizmus — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Irish: bolcánacht — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Irish: bolcánachas — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Italian: vulcanismo — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Kazakh: вулканизм (vulkanizm) — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Māori: ahi tipua — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vulkanisme — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vulkanisme — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Polish: wulkanizm — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Portuguese: vulcanismo — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Russian: вулкани́зм (vulkanízm) — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Serbo-Croatian: вулканизам — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Serbo-Croatian: vulkanizam — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Spanish: vulcanismo — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Swedish: vulkanism — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
  • Turkish: volkanizma — natural phenomena associated with volcanoes
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