volcanic (adj.)

1774, from French volcanique, from Italian vulcanico, from vulcano (see volcano). Figurative sense of "prone to explosive activity" is attested from 1854.

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volcano (n.)

1610s, from Italian vulcano "burning mountain," from Latin Vulcanus "Vulcan," Roman god of fire, also "fire, flames, volcano" (see Vulcan). The name was first applied to Mt. Etna by the Romans, who believed it was the forge of Vulcan. Earlier form in English was volcan (1570s), from French.

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volcanic (adj.)

relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes;

volcanic steam

volcanic islands such as Iceland

a volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions

volcanic (adj.)

explosively unstable;

a volcanic temper

volcanic (adj.)

igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt;

volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian

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