vulcanology

[ vuhl-kuh-nol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌvʌl kəˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

volcanology.

Origin of vulcanology

1855–60; vulcan- (variant of volcan- as in volcanic) + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM vulcanology

vul·can·o·log·i·cal [vuhl-kuh-nl-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌvʌl kə nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective vul·can·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby vulcanology

vulcanite, vulcanizate, vulcanization, vulcanize, vulcanized fiber, vulcanology, vulg., vulgar, vulgar fraction, vulgar latin, vulgarian

Example sentences from the Web for vulcanology

  • What on earth, I thought, made me ever take to such a trade as vulcanology?

    The White Man's Foot |Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for vulcanology

vulcanology
/ (ˌvʌlkəˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

a variant of volcanology

Derived forms of vulcanology

vulcanological (ˌvʌlkənəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective vulcanologist, noun