VULCANOLOGY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The branch of geology that studies volcanoes

Synonyms:

volcanology; vulcanology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("vulcanology" is a kind of...):

geophysical science; geophysics (geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth)

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