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The branch of geology that studies volcanoes
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volcanology
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n. The study of volcanoes.
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Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology ) is the study of volcanoes , lava , magma , and related geological , geophysical and geochemical phenomena. The term volcanology is derived from the Latin word vulcan . Vulcan was the ancient Roman god of fire. A volcanologist ...
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n. the branch of geology that studies volcanoes [syn: vulcanology ]
Usage examples of volcanology.
Waiting for the end, I learned what I could about seismology and volcanology and tried to face the future.
People who are already familiar with these eruptions will find their treatments a bit cursory, but this book is a good introduction to both volcanology and volcano history.