magmatic

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UK/maɡˈmatɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to magma or magmatism.

OriginLatin magma ← Ancient Greek μάγμα →
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Meanings

adjectivemagmatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to magma or magmatism.

    The magmatic masses are moving at shallow depth in the western part of the Gulf of Pozzuoli.

    2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 26
nounmagmatic (plural magmatics)

plural magmatics

  1. A rock formed from magma

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
magmic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμάγμα“thick unguent”
  2. Latinmagma
  3. Englishmagmatic

From (the stem of) Latin magma + -ic, from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “thick unguent”), from μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass”).

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Translations

Czech magamatický
  • magamatickýof, related to, or produced by magma
French magmatique
  • magmatiqueof, related to, or produced by magma
German magmatisch
  • magmatischof, related to, or produced by magma
Greek μαγματικός
  • μαγματικός (magmatikós)of, related to, or produced by magma
Italian magmatico
  • magmaticoof, related to, or produced by magma
Portuguese magmático
  • magmáticoof, related to, or produced by magma
Russian ма́гменный, ма́гменная
  • ма́гменный (mágmennyj)of, related to, or produced by magma
  • ма́гменная (mágmennaja)of, related to, or produced by magma
  • ма́гменное (mágmennoje)of, related to, or produced by magma
Spanish magmático
  • magmáticoof, related to, or produced by magma
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magmatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magmatic.

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