vulcanism

[ vuhl-kuh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˈvʌl kəˌnɪz əm /

noun Geology.

volcanism.

Origin of vulcanism

First recorded in 1875–80; variant of volcanism

OTHER WORDS FROM vulcanism

vul·can·ist, noun

Words nearby vulcanism

vug, vuillard, vul., vulcan, vulcanian, vulcanism, vulcanite, vulcanizate, vulcanization, vulcanize, vulcanized fiber

Example sentences from the Web for vulcanism

  • Thus as we travel up the rich valleys leading from the Columbia to either peak, we meet everywhere the phenomena of vulcanism.

    The Guardians of the Columbia |John H. (John Harvey) Williams

  • Not all the striking effects of vulcanism belong to the remote geologic past.

    The Andes of Southern Peru |Isaiah Bowman

British Dictionary definitions for vulcanism

vulcanism
/ (ˈvʌlkəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

a variant of volcanism