Igneous
['ɪgnɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) produced by the action of fire or intense heat; 'rocks formed by igneous agents' .
(adj.) produced under conditions involving intense heat; 'igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma'; 'igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone'; 'pyrogenic strata' .
Edited by Ethelred--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.
(a.) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.
Typist: Sam
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Fiery.
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Definition
adj. pertaining to consisting of or like fire: (geol.) produced by the action of fire.—adjs. Ignesc′ent emitting sparks of fire; Ignif′erous bearing fire; Ignig′enous engendered in fire.—Igneous rocks those which have been erupted from the heated interior of the earth—hence also termed Eruptive rocks.
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Examples
- Similar results were obtained with regular basalts and different specimens of igneous rock. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Hutton believed that basalt, and the whinstones generally, are of igneous origin. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Dr. Ke nnedyby careful chemical analysis confirmed Hall's judgment of the similarity of these two igneous products. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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