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vulcanism

noun
vul·​ca·​nism | \ ˈvÉ™l-kÉ™-ËŒni-zÉ™m How to pronounce vulcanism (audio) \

Definition of vulcanism

: volcanism

Examples of vulcanism in a Sentence

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 According to paleobiologist Jessica Whiteside of Brown University, a leading researcher on end-Triassic vulcanism, more evidence is needed before Ruhl’s interpretations are conclusively supported. — Brandon Keim, WIRED, "Mass Extinction Easier to Trigger Than Thought," 21 July 2011

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First Known Use of vulcanism

1863, in the meaning defined above

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