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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The scientific study of volcanic phenomena. Also vulcanology.

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  • noun The study of volcanoes.

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  • noun the branch of geology that studies volcanoes

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Examples

  • Between yet even more work, he wants to hit the golf links more often, and when he finishes his next book, Help Yourself For Teens, he'd like to get a degree in volcanology, learn to play the piano, and after that, who knows?

    The Self-Made Man Behind the Marvel 2010

  • Contains mixture of animation, graphics, historic and present-day footage to explain Hawaiian volcanology (25 minutes).

    unknown title 2009

  • Magma Cum Laude is written by Jessica, a soon-to-be graduate student in volcanology.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Peggy 2008

  • Magma Cum Laude is written by Jessica, a soon-to-be graduate student in volcanology.

    Blog Roll Update Peggy 2008

  • IVHHN consists of experts and correspondents working in diverse scientific disciplines, such as volcanology, epideminology, toxicology, public health and physical chemistry.

    Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Health and Mitigation Strategies 2009

  • IVHHN consists of experts and correspondents working in diverse scientific disciplines, such as volcanology, epideminology, toxicology, public health and physical chemistry.

    Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Health and Mitigation Strategies 2009

  • And oddly some scientific fields such as volcanology and glaciology, will benifit from much lower cost systems for a given level of accuracy.

    Schneier on Security 2009

  • "Damage is possible in areas hit by at least intensity 5 and if the buildings are structurally weak," said Renato Solidum, head of the volcanology and seismology institute.

    Tsunami watch after Philippines earthquake 2012

  • Through combinations of freshly shot documentary film, archival volcanology footage and crystalline abstract animation, their installations reveal a back-of-beyond world lying, as they put it, somewhere "between science fiction and science fact".

    This week's new exhibitions 2011

  • Through combinations of freshly shot documentary film, archival volcanology footage and crystalline abstract animation, their installations reveal a back-of-beyond world lying, as they put it, somewhere "between science fiction and science fact".

    This week's new exhibitions 2011

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