Igneous
[ig-nee-uh s] /ˈɪg ni əs/
adjective
1.
Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of fire.
/ˈɪɡnɪəs/
adjective
1.
(of rocks) derived by solidification of magma or molten lava emplaced on or below the earth’s surface Compare sedimentary, metamorphic (sense 2)
2.
of or relating to fire
adj.
1660s, from Latin igneus “of fire, fiery,” from ignis “fire,” from PIE *egni- “fire” (cf. Sanskrit agnih “fire, sacrificial fire,” Old Church Slavonic ogni, Lithuanian ugnis “fire”).
igneous
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