volcanologist
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kəˈnɒl noun
the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
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| the study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena | |
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| vulcano'logical or vulcanology | |
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| volcanology or vulcanology (ˌvɒlkəˈnɒlədʒɪ) | |
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| the study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena | |
| vulcanology or vulcanology | |
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| volcanological or vulcanology | |
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| vulcano'logical or vulcanology | |
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| volcan'ologist or vulcanology | |
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volcanology  (vŏl'kə-nŏl'ə-jē, vôl'-) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena. |
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Example sentences
All that was required was a volcanologist to read the layers of rock.
The volcano instantly became, and remains, a volcanologist's ideal laboratory.
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