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Webster 1913 Edition
Volcanist
Vol′can-ist
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
volcaniste
, vulcaniste
.] 1.
One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.
2.
One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth’s crust; a vulcanist. Cf.
Neptunist
. Webster 1828 Edition
Volcanist
VOL'CANIST
,Noun.
1.
One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.2.
One who believes in the effects of eruptions of fire in the formation of mountains.