volcanologist

English

Alternative forms

• vulcanologist

Etymology

From volcanology +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌvɒl.kəˈnɒ.lə.dʒɪst/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

volcanologist (plural volcanologists)

1. One who is skilled in, professes or practices volcanology.
   • 2006, “A submerged island discovered off the coast of Sicily forms part of a vast underwater volcano, according to new research unveiled by Italian volcanoligists”, in Weekend Argus 24 June 2006.:
   • 2025 August 19, Julia Jacobo, “Mile-deep underwater volcano off West Coast could erupt soon, scientists say”, in ABC News‎^[1]:

     An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is gearing up for an eruption, according to volcanologists who are monitoring for activity.

Translations

person who studies volcanology

• Afrikaans: vulkanoloog
• Catalan: vulcanòleg (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 火山學家 / 火山学家 (zh) (huǒshānxuéjiā)

• Czech: vulkanolog (cs) m
• Dutch: vulkanoloog (nl)
• Esperanto: vulkanologo
• Finnish: vulkanologi
• French: volcanologue (fr) m or f
• German: Vulkanologe (de) m, Vulkanologin (de) f
• Greek: ηφαιστειολόγος (el) m (ifaisteiológos)
• Hungarian: vulkanológus (hu)
• Italian: vulcanologo (it) m, vulcanologa f
• Japanese: 火山学者 (ja) (かざんがくしゃ, kazangakusha)
• Korean: 화산학자 (ko) (hwasanhakja)
• Latin: vulcanologista f, vulcanologistus m
• Portuguese: vulcanólogo (pt) m, vulcanóloga f, vulcanologista m or f
• Romanian: vulcanolog (ro) m, vulcanologă (ro) f
• Russian: вулкано́лог (ru) m (vulkanólog)
• Spanish: vulcanólogo (es) m, vulcanóloga (es) f
• Swedish: vulkanolog (sv) c
• Turkish: volkanolog (tr)
• Volapük: volkanavan m or f, hivolkanavan m, jivolkanavan f