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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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Latin Vulcan ("The God of fire").

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