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volcanology

/ˌvɒl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/

volcanology noun: the study of volcanoes.

Noun

volcanology (uncountable)

  1. The study of volcanoes.

volcanology meaning in Bengali and Malay

volcanology in Bengali

আগ্নেয়গিরিবিজ্ঞান, আগ্নেয়গিরির উৎপত্তি, অগ্ন্যুৎপাত

volcanology in Malay

study of volcanoes
kaji gunung berapi, vulkanologi

Forms of volcanology

alternative formvulcanology

Origin of volcanology

From French volcanologie, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcano + -logy.

Words formed from volcanology

Questions about volcanology

What does volcanology mean?
Volcanology means the study of volcanoes.
What is volcanology in Bengali?
Volcanology in Bengali is আগ্নেয়গিরিবিজ্ঞান, আগ্নেয়গিরির উৎপত্তি, অগ্ন্যুৎপাত. See Volcanology meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is volcanology?
Volcanology is a noun.
How do you pronounce volcanology?
Volcanology is pronounced /ˌvɒl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/ (UK).

Words near volcanology in the dictionary

  1. volcanologic
  2. volcanological
  3. volcanologically
  4. volcanologist
  5. volcanologists
  6. volcanology
  7. volcanoplot
  8. volcanoplots
  9. volcanoplutonic
  10. volcanos
  11. volcanosedimentary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: volcanology (page history and authors); volcanology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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