1) French word used in English 2) Geological phenomenon
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Geological process which involved the eruption of molten rock.
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Volcanism is the phenomenon of eruption of molten rock (magma) onto the surface of the Earth or a solid-surface planet or moon, where lava, pyroclastics and volcanic gases erupt through a break in the surface called a vent. It includes all phenomena resulting from and causing magma within the crust or mantle of the body to rise through the crust a...
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• (n.) Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.
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Volcanic force or activity.
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any of various processes and phenomena associated with the surficial discharge of molten rock, pyroclastic fragments, or hot water and steam, ... [41 related articles]
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The eruption of molten material or gas-driven solid fragments onto the surface of a planetary body. On icy moons the phenomenon is sometimes called cryovolcanism to distinguish it from silicate or sulfur volcanism.
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The set of geological processes that result in the expulsion of lava, pyroclastics, and the volcanic venting effects associated with volcanoes: hot springs, smoking, and fumaroles. Synonym to vulcanism.
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Vol'can·ism noun Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.
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The processes by which magma and gases are transferred from the earth's interior to the surface.
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The process by which magma and associated gases rise to the Earth
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n. The process by which magma and associated gases rise to the Earth’s crust and are extruded, or expelled, onto the surface and into the atmosphere.
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n. The process by which magma and associated gases rise to the Earth`s crust and are extruded, or expelled, onto the surface and into the atmosphere.
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n] - the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
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volcanism, vulcanism 1. The processes by which magma and its associated gases rise up into the crust and are extruded onto the earth's surface and into the atmosphere. 2. Volcanic power or action; volcanicity. The term ordinarily includes all natural processes resulting in forming volcanoes, lava fields, laccoliths, dikes, etc.
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noun the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
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