vulcanology

[vuhl-kuh-nol-uh-jee]

vul·can·ol·o·gy

[vuhl-kuh-nol-uh-jee]

Origin:
1855–60; vulcan- (variant of volcan- as in volcanic) + -o- + -logy

vul·can·o·log·i·cal [vuhl-kuh-nl-oj-i-kuhl] , adjective
vul·can·ol·o·gist, noun
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Vulcanology has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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volcanology or vulcanology (ˌvɒlkəˈnɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena
 
vulcanology or vulcanology
 
n
 
volcanological or vulcanology
 
adj
 
vulcano'logical or vulcanology
 
adj
 
volcan'ologist or vulcanology
 
n
 
vulcan'ologist or vulcanology
 
n

vulcanology (ˌvʌlkəˈnɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
a variant of volcanology
 
vulcanological
 
adj
 
vulcan'ologist
 
n

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