Meaning of igneous in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈiɡniəs/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    igneous

    Definitions

    1. like or suggestive of fire

    Examples

    • « the burning sand »
    • « a fiery desert wind »
    • « an igneous desert atmosphere »

    Synonyms

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    igneous

    Etymology

    mid 17th century: from Latin igneus (from ignis‘fire’) + -ous

    Definitions

    1. produced under conditions involving intense heat

    Examples

    • « igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state »
    • « especially from molten magma »
    • « igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone »
    • « pyrogenic strata »

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