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vulcanology

/ˌvʌl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vol-can-o-lo-gy
IPA
/ˌvʌl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of volcanoes.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Vulcan (“the god of fire”) + -ology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌvʌl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

volcanology (alternative)

Derived Forms

vulcanological

Frequently Paired Words

Vulcan vulcanize

Synonyms

volcanology

Questions

How do you pronounce vulcanology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvʌl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/.
What does vulcanology mean?
The study of volcanoes.
Where does vulcanology come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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