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hypervolcanic

hypervolcanic adjective: relating to a hypervolcano.

Adjective

hypervolcanic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a hypervolcano.
    • One of the strangest places in the whole solar system is Jupiter's hypervolcanic Moon lo, which seems to be a little different every time we look at it.1997, Venus Revealed: A New Look Below The Clouds Of Our Mysteriious Twin Planet, Basic Books, →ISBN, page 124
    • Josie opened a new browser window on her computer and ran a search for the Sixth Extinction. The top hit was a book by the same title. Next she browsed articles in Time magazine, USA Today, the New Yorker, the Guardian UK, and National Geographic. What made the Sixth Extinction different from the...2018, Brian Andrews, Reset: A Thriller, Thomas & Mercer, page 132

Origin of hypervolcanic

From hyper- + volcanic.

Words formed from hypervolcanic

Questions about hypervolcanic

What does hypervolcanic mean?
Hypervolcanic means relating to a hypervolcano.
What part of speech is hypervolcanic?
Hypervolcanic is an adjective.

Words near hypervolcanic in the dictionary

  1. hypervividness
  2. hyperviviparity
  3. hyperviviparous
  4. hypervolaemia
  5. hypervolaemic
  6. hypervolcanic
  7. hypervolcanically
  8. hypervolcano
  9. hypervolcanoes
  10. hypervolcanos
  11. hypervolemia

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