non-volcanic
adjective
(alsononvolcanic)uk/ˌnɒn.vɒlˈkæn.ɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.vɑːlˈkæn.ɪk/notrelatingto or made by avolcano(= amountainwith aholeat thetopthrough whichhotliquidrockis or has beenforcedout):
Non-volcanictremorsoff theeastcoastweredetectedrecentlybut arethoughttoposenothreat.
Thepointoflandjuttingout into theseaconsists of non-volcanicrock.
- Thelandscapearound here is of nonvolcanicorigin.
- Themountainoverlookingthecityis non-volcanic and consists ofgranite.
- The non-volcanicsedimentwascoveredby alatereruption.
Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
- aftershock
- crater
- dormant
- earthquake
- epicentre
- extinct
- fault line
- lahar
- lava
- pyroclastic
- seismic
- seismically
- seismograph
- seismologist
- seismology
- shock wave
- subduction
- the San Andreas Fault
- tremor
- volcano