volcanological love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to or in the manner of volcanology; in a scientific manner, from the point of view of the investigator of volcanic phenomena. Also vulcanological.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to volcanology

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Examples

  • The only copy of a volcanological risk assessment for Montserrat, in the Caribbean, was blown away in a hurricane.

    Don't renege on your broken Sure Start pledge, Mr Cameron | Letters 2011

  • The only copy of a volcanological risk assessment for Montserrat, in the Caribbean, was blown away in a hurricane.

    Don't renege on your broken Sure Start pledge, Mr Cameron | Letters 2011

  • Current sensors were not designed specifically for detecting volcanic ash, but data-processing techniques have been developed over time for that use by various atmospheric and volcanological researchers.

    Reducing the threat to aviation from airborne volcanic ash 2009

  • Using the latest volcanological research and the invaluable eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, Harris crafts not only a scrupulously accurate reconstruction of the phases of the two-day eruption, but a realistic depiction of the ensuing pandemonium that grips the reader with a chilling immediacy.

    Love Among the Ruins 2003

  • Core logging information is combined with whole rock geochemistry data, geophysical and density measurements to identify the constituent kimberlite lithologies within Star and their volcanological features that form the Star Kimberlite crater.

    unknown title 2009

  • Information about reported instances of airports affected by volcanic activity was gleaned from various sources, including news outlets, volcanological reports (particularly the Smithsonian Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network), and previous publications on the topic (e.g.,

    Impact of Volcanic Activity on Airports 2009

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