Examples of volcanism in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, catching the first glimpse of active volcanism on a world other than Earth.
—
Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
The team notes that the gases are chemically indistinguishable from gases present in volcanic rocks from Hawaiʻi, where volcanism is fueled by a mantle plume.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Topology, volcanism, surface ages, rock types and the aforementioned thorium difference are just some of the differences that any hypothesis attempting to model the formation and subsequent evolution of the moon have to explain.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Melting the lunar surface through extensive volcanism is one way to reset the zircons.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for volcanism
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
The team notes that the gases are chemically indistinguishable from gases present in volcanic rocks from Hawaiʻi, where volcanism is fueled by a mantle plume.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Topology, volcanism, surface ages, rock types and the aforementioned thorium difference are just some of the differences that any hypothesis attempting to model the formation and subsequent evolution of the moon have to explain.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Melting the lunar surface through extensive volcanism is one way to reset the zircons.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for volcanism
Cite this Entry
“Volcanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanism. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share