volcanologie
French, noun/vɔl.ka.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi/
volcanologie is a French feminine noun meaning “volcanology (study of volcanoes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Branche des géosciences qui étudie la formation, l’activité et les produits des volcans, ainsi que les…”.
What does volcanologie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevolcanology (study of volcanoes)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Branche des géosciences qui étudie la formation, l’activité et les produits des volcans, ainsi que les processus physiques, chimiques et géophysiques associés aux éruptions volcaniques.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of volcanologie
- vulcanologie alternative proscribed
- volcanologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volcanologie?
- /vɔl.ka.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi/
- \vɔl.ka.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
- [vɔl.ka.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volcanologie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volcanologie in French?
volcanologie appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).