volcanology
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- noun
- /vɒlˈkeɪnɒlədʒi/
- Specialized
- "Sigurbjorn Asgeirsson, executive director... ...of Asgeirsson Institute for Progressive Volcanology."
- volcanology and geophysics
- volcanology and seismology
- volcanology and oceanography
Examples
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A lava dome that formed on top of Mount Merapi following its 2010 eruption has collapsed, prompting volcanology officials to issue a warning on Friday of a possible deadly cold lava stream on the mountain slope.
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If we were applying this to volcanology per se, there are a lot of other factors that account for the cumulative pressure inside a volcano as well.
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I have a pretty large library of seismic and volcanology information.
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- There's a sign down the road that says-- - Progressive volcanology was a failed idea.
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It was only later that I started to read up about volcanology that I realized how wrong our impressions had been.
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Furthermore, he was able to indulge and pioneer his amateur interest in science, in particular in volcanology.
Academic text (2010) -
...Institute for Progressive Volcanology."
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Meanwhile, Subandriyo, the head of the Volcanology office in Yogyakarta, said that parts of the lava dome facing Boyolali district had collapsed and ventured that it was due to its fragile condition.
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Studying volcanology has revealed many new insights into how eruptions can affect climate.
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In her volcanology class, she learned about the different types of volcanic eruptions and their impacts.
Synonyms
The study of volcanoes and how they work
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word volcanology begins with volcano and ends with -logy, where volcano comes from the Roman god Vulcan, who was linked with 'fire', and -logy means 'study', like in biology. So volcanology is the 'study of volcanoes', the science about lava, magma and how volcanoes work.