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fumarolic

fumarolic

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Relating to hot gases that come from a hole in a volcano
  • adjective
  • /fjʊˈmɑːrəlɪk/
  • Specialized
: fumarólico
  • The area was marked by strong fumarolic activity and the smell of sulfur.

Examples

  • Researchers measured the temperature of the fumarolic gases escaping from the ground.

  • The fumarolic emissions created a visible plume above the crater.

  • The fumarolic activity at Mount St. Helens is fascinating.

  • The fumarolic gases can be hazardous to health.

  • The fumarolic emissions created a visible plume above the crater.

  • Researchers measured the temperature of the fumarolic gases escaping from the ground.

  • The area was marked by strong fumarolic activity and the smell of sulfur.

Surface Forms

fumarolic positive

Morphology

fumarolic = fumarole (transparent) = fumarole + ic

Formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-ic' added to the noun 'fumarole', so the adjective directly relates to vents that emit volcanic gases.

Etymology

Fumarolic comes from the Latin fumus ('smoke') and shares the same idea as the English word fume; a fumarole is a vent that 'smokes' or gives off hot gases from a volcano. So, fumarolic describes things that come from or relate to those smoky volcanic vents.