Vulcanology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vulcanology \Vul`can*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Vulcan}, and {-logy}.]
     The science which treats of phenomena due to plutonic action,
     as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  vulcanology
       n : the branch of geology that studies volcanoes [syn: {volcanology}]