Meanings
nounvulcanologist (plural vulcanologists)
plural vulcanologists · alternative volcanologist
- A person who studies volcanos.
Origin
Latin Vulcan (Roman god of fire) + -ologist.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vulcanologist
psychologisttechnologistpathologistanthropologistarchaeologistdermatologistcardiologistneurologistgynecologistanesthesiologistentomologistcosmetologisthydrologistmusicologistornithologistgerontologistpharmacologistclimatologistegyptologistvirologistnephrologistsexologistotolaryngologistseismologist
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
vulcanologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulcanologist
MLA
“vulcanologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulcanologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vulcanologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulcanologist.
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