English adjective: volcanic | |||
| 1. | volcanic relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes | ||
| Samples | Volcanic steam. Volcanic islands such as Iceland. A volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions. | ||
| 2. | volcanic explosively unstable | ||
| Samples | A volcanic temper. | ||
| Similar | unstable | ||
| Antonyms | stable | ||
| 3. | volcanic igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt | ||
| Samples | Volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian. | ||
| Similar | extrusive | ||
| Antonyms | intrusive | ||