Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vulcanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: vul-can-ism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival theory to Neptunism.

noun

Alternative spelling of Vulcanism (“historical scientific view”).

noun

Alternative spelling of volcanism (“volcanic activity”).

Etymology

Etymology tree English Vulcan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Vulcanism From Vulcan + -ism.

Inflected Forms

volcanism (alternative) vulcanisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Vulcanist

Synonyms

Plutonism

Questions

What does vulcanism mean?: The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival theory to Neptunism.
Where does vulcanism come from?: Etymology tree English Vulcan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Vulcanism From Vulcan + -ism.

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