different between cryovolcanic vs cryovolcano

cryovolcanic

English

Etymology

cryo- +? volcanic

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k?????v?l?kan?k/
  • Hyphenation: cryo?vol?can?ic

Adjective

cryovolcanic (not comparable)

  1. (geology, planetology) of or pertaining to a cryovolcano

Hypernyms

  • volcanic

Translations

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cryovolcano

English

Etymology

cryo- +? volcano

Noun

cryovolcano (plural cryovolcanoes or cryovolcanos)

  1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.

Synonyms

  • ice volcano (colloquial)

Related terms

  • cryovolcanic
  • cryovolcanism

Translations

See also

  • cryomagma

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