VULCANISM Antonyms
Definition of VULCANISM
volcanic
Best Opposite Words For VULCANISM
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| deposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • the natural process of laying down a deposit of something • (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office • the act of putting something somewhere • the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office | ||||||||
| erosion | nounn | |||||||
noun • (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively • condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind • a gradual decline of something • erosion by chemical action | ||||||||
| faulting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | ||||||||
| sedimentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating | ||||||||
| tectonism | nounn | |||||||
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| weathering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation adjective satellite • towards the side exposed to wind verb • face and withstand with courage • cause to slope • sail to the windward of • change under the action or influence of the weather | ||||||||
| plate tectonics | nounn | |||||||
noun • the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust | ||||||||
