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volcanism

vol·ca·nism [ vólkə nìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
volcanic activity: the processes involved in the formation of volcanoes, and in the transfer of magma and volatile material from the interior of the Earth to its surface

[Mid-19th century. < French volcanisme< volcan "volcano"]
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