Volcanism is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Volcanism in a sentence
Volcanism meaning
Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
Synonyms of Volcanism
Using Volcanism
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
- Useful related words include: geological phenomenon.
- In the example corpus, volcanism often appears in combinations such as: volcanism and, volcanism on, global volcanism.
Context around Volcanism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 3 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Volcanism
- In this selection, "volcanism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, active, global, mafic, program, tectonic and results stand out and add context to how "volcanism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include caused by volcanism and continents and volcanism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "volcanism" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with volcanism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Famines have also been caused by volcanism. (7 words)
Several small lamproitic diatremes may also be coeval with mafic volcanism. (11 words)
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 2006. (11 words)
In January 2011, a team, led by Stephen Grasby of the Geological Survey of Canada—Calgary, reported evidence that volcanism caused massive coal beds to ignite, possibly releasing more than 3 trillion tons of carbon. (35 words)
This setting produces highly explosive volcanism and “evolved” magmatic compositions that have been through a complicated plumbing system and have been cooked and reduced, in a manner of speaking, over time. (31 words)
If volcanism on Titan really exists, the hypothesis is that it is driven by energy released from the decay of radioactive elements within the mantle, as it is on Earth. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Volcanism Volcanism on Santorini is due to the Hellenic Trench subduction zone southwest of Crete.
According to data from Global Volcanism Program, the latest eruption cycle of the Fuego Volcano began in 2002, but the recent event is the most significant in several years.
For the first time, scientists have found direct evidences of active volcanism on Venus.
Several small lamproitic diatremes may also be coeval with mafic volcanism.
This setting produces highly explosive volcanism and “evolved” magmatic compositions that have been through a complicated plumbing system and have been cooked and reduced, in a manner of speaking, over time.
Discovery of active volcanism on Io was easily the greatest unexpected discovery at Jupiter.
Famines have also been caused by volcanism.
Finally, Io, the innermost moon, has a sulfur surface, active volcanism and no sign of ice.
Geology Caldera The tectonic causes of the Long Valley volcanism are still largely unexplained and are therefore a matter of much ongoing research.
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 2006.
Greenhouse gas levels may also have been affected by other factors which have been proposed as causes of ice ages, such as the movement of continents and volcanism.
He explained that the cycle begins with the lifting of the relief by geological processes (faults, volcanism, tectonic upheaval, etc.).
Hotspot volcanism results in the formation of isolated mountains and mountain chains that are not necessarily on tectonic-plate boundaries.
However, these policies tend to be limited to environments with good rainfall, no dry season and very young soils (through volcanism or glaciation ).
If volcanism on Titan really exists, the hypothesis is that it is driven by energy released from the decay of radioactive elements within the mantle, as it is on Earth.
In addition, Deccan Trap volcanism might have resulted in carbon dioxide emissions, which would have increased the greenhouse effect when the dust and aerosols cleared from the atmosphere.
In January 2011, a team, led by Stephen Grasby of the Geological Survey of Canada—Calgary, reported evidence that volcanism caused massive coal beds to ignite, possibly releasing more than 3 trillion tons of carbon.
Io 's volcanism and plasma interactions with Jupiter's atmosphere were also recorded.
Io, which has active volcanism and an ionosphere, is a particularly strong source, and its currents also generate radio emissions, studied since 1955.
Later volcanism in the area occurred 3.8 million to 250,000 years ago.
Common combinations with volcanism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- volcanism and 6×
- volcanism on 4×
- global volcanism 4×
- volcanism program 4×
- active volcanism 4×
- by volcanism 3×
- volcanism volcanism 2×
- explosive volcanism 2×
- volcanism in 2×