volcanic explosion

collocation in English

meaningsofvolcanicandexplosion

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volcanic
adjective
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/vɒlˈkæn.ɪk/us
/vɑːlˈkæn.ɪk/
of, relating to, or made by a volcano (= a mountain with a hole at the top through which hot liquid rock is or has been ...
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explosion
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/us
/ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/
the fact of something such as a ...
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(Definition ofvolcanicandexplosionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The issues under discussion have evolved not analogous to plate tectonics in a slow, orderly pattern, but more like avolcanicexplosion.
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The game requires the player to rescue the citizens of a city from an impendingvolcanicexplosion.
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The fragmentation occurs by the force of thevolcanicexplosion, or by thermal shock during rapid cooling.
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It is sometimes reported that the people were running to escape from avolcanicexplosion, but the distance between the footprints indicates a walking gait.
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At this moment the primordial that has been released causes avolcanicexplosion.
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This rock originated from rock fragments created by avolcanicexplosion.
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It seems more likely that they are the result of strong northwest winds distributing ash from nearby volcanic explosions over an alluvial fan.
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These volcanic explosions produce vertical columns of rock that rise from deep magma reservoirs.
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A huge shield-shaped volcano formed as volcanic explosions occurred over millions of years.
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Events leading to natural habitat loss include climate change, catastrophic events such as volcanic explosions and through the interactions of invasive and non-invasive species.
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For historical volcanic explosions, further estimates must be made of tephra deposits that might have changed significantly over time by other geological processes including erosion.
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The crater or maar was formed as a result of a series of volcanic explosions.
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The storm creates huge volcanic explosions with its power, and winds that reach up to 8,000 kilometers per hour.
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