igneous

English

Etymology

Latin igneus, from ignis fire; allied to Sanskrit agni, Lithuanian ugnis, Old Slavic ogne

Adjective

igneous (comparative more igneous, superlative most igneous)

1. Pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance
2. (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

Translations

pertaining to, having the nature of fire

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 火成的 (cmn) (huǒchéngde)

• Finnish: syttyvä (fi), tulenarka (fi)

• French: igné (fr)
• Italian: igneo (it)
• Spanish: ígneo (es)

resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 火成的 (cmn) (huǒchéngde)

• French: igné (fr), magmatique (fr)

• Italian: igneo (it)
• Spanish: ígneo (es)