Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryovolcanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cry-o-vol-can-ism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The activity, and associated phenomena, of a cryovolcano – a volcano that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cryovolcanism helped explain odd features on moons of Saturn and Uranus as well."
"Sites of cryovolcanisms on the surface, where this ammonia and water mixture reaches the surface, are possible locations for life that lives in liquid water but can tolerate ammonia."
"Possible explanations include floods of liquid water, ice-based volcanic activity (termed cryovolcanism), or even some form of tectonic system. […] Voyager also found evidence of cryovolcanism on Neptune's moon Triton."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English volcanism English cryovolcanism From cryo- + volcanism.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cryovolcanism mean?: The activity, and associated phenomena, of a cryovolcano – a volcano that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.
Where does cryovolcanism come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English volcanism English cryovolcanism From cryo- + volcanism.

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