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volcanologist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌvɒl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒɪst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: V AO2 L K AH0 N AO1 L AH0 JH IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

One who is skilled in, professes or practices volcanology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English volcanology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English volcanologist From volcanology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vulkanoloog — person who studies volcanology
  • Catalan: vulcanòleg — person who studies volcanology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 火山學家 /火山学家 (huǒshānxuéjiā) — person who studies volcanology
  • Czech: vulkanolog — person who studies volcanology
  • Dutch: vulkanoloog — person who studies volcanology
  • Esperanto: vulkanologo — person who studies volcanology
  • Finnish: vulkanologi — person who studies volcanology
  • French: volcanologue — person who studies volcanology
  • German: Vulkanologe — person who studies volcanology
  • German: Vulkanologin — person who studies volcanology
  • Greek: ηφαιστειολόγος (ifaisteiológos) — person who studies volcanology
  • Hungarian: vulkanológus — person who studies volcanology
  • Italian: vulcanologo — person who studies volcanology
  • Italian: vulcanologa — person who studies volcanology
  • Japanese: 火山学者 (kazangakusha) — person who studies volcanology
  • Korean: 화산학자 (hwasanhakja) — person who studies volcanology
  • Latin: vulcanologista — person who studies volcanology
  • Latin: vulcanologistus — person who studies volcanology
  • Portuguese: vulcanólogo — person who studies volcanology
  • Portuguese: vulcanóloga — person who studies volcanology
  • Portuguese: vulcanologista — person who studies volcanology
  • Romanian: vulcanolog — person who studies volcanology
  • Romanian: vulcanologă — person who studies volcanology
  • Russian: вулкано́лог (vulkanólog) — person who studies volcanology
  • Spanish: vulcanólogo — person who studies volcanology
  • Spanish: vulcanóloga — person who studies volcanology
  • Swedish: vulkanolog — person who studies volcanology
  • Turkish: volkanolog — person who studies volcanology
  • Volapük: volkanavan — person who studies volcanology
  • Volapük: hivolkanavan — person who studies volcanology
  • Volapük: jivolkanavan — person who studies volcanology
Real reading context

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