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Webster 1913 Edition


Vulcanic

Vul-can′ic

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Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; Vulcanian.
2.
Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically, relating to the geological theory of the Vulcanists, or Plutonists.

Definition 2024


Vulcanic

Vulcanic

See also: vulcanic

English

Adjective

Vulcanic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Roman god Vulcan.
    • 1856, Herman Melville, "The Bell-Tower" in The Piazza Tales:
      His still, Vulcanic face hiding its burning brightness like a forge, he moved with ostentatious deference towards the scuttle.

vulcanic

vulcanic

See also: Vulcanic

English

Adjective

vulcanic (comparative more vulcanic, superlative most vulcanic)

  1. Alternative spelling of volcanic
  2. Fiery.[1]

References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.