volcanology

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UK/ˌvɒl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/

noun

The study of volcanoes.

Similar
vulcanology
OriginFrench volcanologie →
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Meanings

nounvolcanology (uncountable)

alternative vulcanology

  1. uncountableThe study of volcanoes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe branch of geology that studies volcanoes

Similar
vulcanology
Broader
geophysicsgeophysical science
Also see
vulcanology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchvolcanologie
  2. Englishvolcanology

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

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Translations

Catalan vulcanologia
  • vulcanologiastudy of volcanoes
Chinese Mandarin 火山學 /火山学
  • 火山學 /火山学 (huǒshānxué)study of volcanoes
Czech vulkanologie
  • vulkanologiestudy of volcanoes
Danish vulkanologi
  • vulkanologistudy of volcanoes
Dutch vulkanologie
  • vulkanologiestudy of volcanoes
Esperanto vulkanologio, vulkanoscienco
  • vulkanologiostudy of volcanoes
  • vulkanosciencostudy of volcanoes
Finnish vulkanologia, tulivuoritiede
  • vulkanologiastudy of volcanoes
  • tulivuoritiedestudy of volcanoes
French volcanologie
  • volcanologiestudy of volcanoes
German Vulkanologie
  • Vulkanologiestudy of volcanoes
Greek ηφαιστειολογία
  • ηφαιστειολογία (ifaisteiología)study of volcanoes
Hebrew וולקנולוגיה
  • וולקנולוגיהstudy of volcanoes
Irish bolcáneolaíocht
  • bolcáneolaíochtstudy of volcanoes
Italian vulcanologia
  • vulcanologiastudy of volcanoes
Japanese 火山学
  • 火山学 (kazangaku)study of volcanoes
Korean 화산학
  • 화산학 (hwasanhak)study of volcanoes
Latin vulcanologia
  • vulcanologiastudy of volcanoes
Malay kaji gunung berapi, vulkanologi
  • kaji gunung berapistudy of volcanoes
  • vulkanologistudy of volcanoes
Māori mātai puia
  • mātai puiastudy of volcanoes
Norwegian Bokmål vulkanologi
  • vulkanologistudy of volcanoes
Polish wulkanologia
  • wulkanologiastudy of volcanoes
Portuguese vulcanologia
  • vulcanologiastudy of volcanoes
Romanian vulcanologie
  • vulcanologiestudy of volcanoes
Russian вулканоло́гия
  • вулканоло́гия (vulkanológija)study of volcanoes
Spanish vulcanología
  • vulcanologíastudy of volcanoes
Swedish vulkanologi
  • vulkanologistudy of volcanoes
Turkish volkanoloji
  • volkanolojistudy of volcanoes
Ukrainian вулканоло́гія
  • вулканоло́гія (vulkanolóhija)study of volcanoes
Cite this entry
APA

volcanology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volcanology

MLA

“volcanology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volcanology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volcanology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volcanology.

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