Associations to the word «Igneous»
Noun
- Basalt
- Magma
- Intrusion
- Dike
- Weathering
- Crust
- Granite
- Rock
- Oceanic
- Lava
- Mineral
- Quartz
- Sill
- Cretaceous
- Silica
- Outcrop
- Sandstone
- Shale
- Alkali
- Sediment
- Uplift
- Stratum
- Meteorite
- Dyke
- Limestone
- Texture
- Mantle
- Melt
- Geologist
- Differentiation
- Geology
- Carbonate
- Triassic
- Massif
- Magnesium
- Erosion
- Deposit
- Volcano
- Sudbury
- Eruption
- Complex
- Plateau
- Cool
- Assemblage
- Swarm
- Conglomerate
- Fissure
- Rift
- Meta
- Plume
- Ore
- Basement
- Isotope
- Constituent
- Continental
- Crystal
- Iceberg
- Mackenzie
- Potassium
- Transvaal
- Formation
- Fertilization
- Composition
- Piedmont
- Belt
Adjective
Wiktionary
IGNEOUS, adjective. Pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance
IGNEOUS, adjective. (geology) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks
IGNEOUS ROCK, noun. (geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive)
IGNEOUS ROCKS, noun. Plural of igneous rock
Dictionary definition
IGNEOUS, adjective. 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".
IGNEOUS, adjective. Produced by the action of fire or intense heat; "rocks formed by igneous agents".
IGNEOUS, adjective. Like or suggestive of fire; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere".
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