About The Word Igneous
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Igneous
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What's The Definition Of Igneous?
[adj] like or suggestive of fire; "the burning sand"; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Igneous: fiery | hot | pyrogenic Related Terms | Find terms related to Igneous: See Also | Igneous In Webster's Dictionary \Ig"ne*ous\, a. [L. igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to
Skr. agni, Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne.]
1. Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing
fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.
2. (Geol.) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of
fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.
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