: a volcanic rock
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Examples of volcanic in a Sentence
Adjective
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
Dramatic weather and powerful geologic activity coincided earlier this week in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, where a volcanic eruption spewed lava and ash nearly two miles into the air.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Its landscape features geysers, volcanic lakes and thermal hot springs.
—Andrew Nelson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Surrounding the remote island of Miyake, off the east-central coast of Japan, the stoney sea floor matches the volcanic rock on the surface.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Subsidence rates across Mexico City vary substantially, from 20 inches annually to not at all, where the city is built atop solid volcanic rock.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
The Nahe region has ancient volcanic soils and because of this, top producers are making excellent wines with marked acidity and smoky minerality.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
However, with the constant eruption of sulfur-rich basaltic lava from these vents, the volcanic gas hazard has increased.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Why Chiricahua National Monument is worth visiting About 27 million years ago a savage volcanic event lashed this corner of the world.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
In January 2024, a group with professionals from different parts of the world will go to Poás volcano in Costa Rica to test new technologies to study volcanic processes and with the goal of someday having a better idea of how to forecast a volcanic eruption.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
This brings on lower temperatures near the Earth's surface -- volcanic cooling.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
Two sculptures are massive chunks of black obsidian, a glassy volcanic rock formed deep underground and a material found at many Mesoamerican archaeological sites.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
The massive ashfall and volcanic mudflows wiped out her village and outlying communities in Pampanga province north of Manila.
—Jim Gomez and Joeal Calupitan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023
Each time the volcano exploded, hot gas and volcanic matter (called pyroclastic flow) burst into the ocean.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
Those wanting to get far off the grid can head to Rodrigues, an itty-bitty volcanic dot in the vast Indian Ocean, hundreds of nautical miles from neighbors in any direction.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
Before 1980, small eruptions below VEI 2 might only be noted if someone was standing right near the volcanic at the right time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
Adjective
Formed from volcanic pumice sculpted by the wind and sea, Sarakiniko’s lunar-like appearance, contrasting with cobalt waters, is surreal.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
Dramatic weather and powerful geologic activity coincided earlier this week in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, where a volcanic eruption spewed lava and ash nearly two miles into the air.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Its landscape features geysers, volcanic lakes and thermal hot springs.
—Andrew Nelson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Surrounding the remote island of Miyake, off the east-central coast of Japan, the stoney sea floor matches the volcanic rock on the surface.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Subsidence rates across Mexico City vary substantially, from 20 inches annually to not at all, where the city is built atop solid volcanic rock.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
The Nahe region has ancient volcanic soils and because of this, top producers are making excellent wines with marked acidity and smoky minerality.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
However, with the constant eruption of sulfur-rich basaltic lava from these vents, the volcanic gas hazard has increased.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Why Chiricahua National Monument is worth visiting About 27 million years ago a savage volcanic event lashed this corner of the world.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
However, the results of the high-density LDS survey sampling smaller catchments above and below the post-mineral volcanic cover contacts were effective in outlining prospective target areas1 in the underlying package.
—Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
In January 2024, a group with professionals from different parts of the world will go to Poás volcano in Costa Rica to test new technologies to study volcanic processes and with the goal of someday having a better idea of how to forecast a volcanic eruption.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
This brings on lower temperatures near the Earth's surface -- volcanic cooling.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
Two sculptures are massive chunks of black obsidian, a glassy volcanic rock formed deep underground and a material found at many Mesoamerican archaeological sites.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
The massive ashfall and volcanic mudflows wiped out her village and outlying communities in Pampanga province north of Manila.
—Jim Gomez and Joeal Calupitan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023
Each time the volcano exploded, hot gas and volcanic matter (called pyroclastic flow) burst into the ocean.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
Those wanting to get far off the grid can head to Rodrigues, an itty-bitty volcanic dot in the vast Indian Ocean, hundreds of nautical miles from neighbors in any direction.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
Before 1980, small eruptions below VEI 2 might only be noted if someone was standing right near the volcanic at the right time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
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“Volcanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanic. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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