Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
volcanology .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The science which treats of phenomena due to plutonic action, as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc.
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- noun The study of
volcanoes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of geology that studies volcanoes
Etymologies
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Examples
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The scope of the meeting is huge, taking in anything from space and planetary science, vulcanology, seismology, all the way through to science education and geoscience informatics.
AGU Day 0: Restarting the Climate Conversation | Serendipity 2009
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The scope of the meeting is huge, taking in anything from space and planetary science, vulcanology, seismology, all the way through to science education and geoscience informatics.
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The scope of the meeting is huge, taking in anything from space and planetary science, vulcanology, seismology, all the way through to science education and geoscience informatics.
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The 280 conference attendees work in aviation, science, geology, meteorology and vulcanology, and have an important perspective on the ash crisis.
Christine Negroni: Volcano Is Quiet but Dispute Over Closing of European Airspace Remains Unsettled Christine Negroni 2010
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The 280 conference attendees work in aviation, science, geology, meteorology and vulcanology, and have an important perspective on the ash crisis.
Christine Negroni: Volcano Is Quiet but Dispute Over Closing of European Airspace Remains Unsettled 2010
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The 280 conference attendees work in aviation, science, geology, meteorology and vulcanology, and have an important perspective on the ash crisis.
Christine Negroni: Volcano Is Quiet but Dispute Over Closing of European Airspace Remains Unsettled 2010
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The 280 conference attendees work in aviation, science, geology, meteorology and vulcanology, and have an important perspective on the ash crisis.
Christine Negroni: Volcano Is Quiet but Dispute Over Closing of European Airspace Remains Unsettled 2010
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The 280 conference attendees work in aviation, science, geology, meteorology and vulcanology, and have an important perspective on the ash crisis.
Christine Negroni: Volcano Is Quiet but Dispute Over Closing of European Airspace Remains Unsettled 2010
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The Islands 'volcanic landforms represent classic features in the continuing study of vulcanology world-wide.
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With their scientific study from at least the 18th Century, the islands have provided two of the types of eruptions (Vulcanian and Strombolian) to vulcanology and geology textbooks and so have featured prominently in the education of all geoscientists for over 200 years.
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