noun
Meaning 1
The study of volcanoes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vulcanology
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UK: /ˌvʌl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/
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noun
Meaning 2
the branch of geology that studies volcanoes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: volcanology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geophysics, geophysical science
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Vulcan (“the god of fire”) + -ology.