How do you pronounce volcanic?

The recorded pronunciation is /vɔlˈkænɪk/.

volcanic

/vɔlˈkænɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: vol-can-ic
IPA: /vɔlˈkænɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.

adj

Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies.

adj

Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.

adj

Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.

noun

A volcanic rock.

Example Sentences

"volcanic heat"
"volcanic activity"
"Some 200 million years ago, the rocks that became the Palisades cliffs just across the Hudson River from Manhattan formed during volcanic activity that helped rip apart the ancient supercontinent Pangea. That volcanism helped lead to the birth of the Atlantic Ocean while it also contributed to killing off as much as a quarter of all life on Earth during the event known as the end-Triassic mass extinction."
"volcanic tufa"
"volcanic ash"
"Jo rose indignified, Vanessa following in her volcanic wake."

Etymology

From French volcanique, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: volcano

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɔlˈkænɪk/
British English: /vɒlˈkænɪk/

Inflected Forms

volcanics (plural)

Derived Forms

cryovolcanic glaciovolcanic hydrovolcanic hypervolcanic metavolcanic neovolcanic nonvolcanic paleovolcanic postvolcanic stratovolcanic subvolcanic supervolcanic

Phrases

ice-volcanic volcanic ash volcanic block volcanic bomb volcanic cone volcanic field volcanic glass volcanic lightning

Synonyms

volcanian Vulcanian

Rhymes With

organic panic hispanic mechanic titanic oceanic manic satanic inorganic germanic botanic messianic