Hypervolcanic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hypervolcanic is an adjective meaning (volcanology) Relating to a hypervolcano.
Meaning
(volcanology) Relating to a hypervolcano.
Example Sentences
Anybody wondering what Earth was like 4 billion years ago should cast an eye toward Jupiter's hypervolcanic moon Io, a new study suggests.
One of the strangest places in the whole solar system is Jupiter's hypervolcanic Moon lo, which seems to be a little different every time we look at it.
We don't know if said planets even have an atmosphere (or one of reasonable density), if they get regularly bombarded by large asteroids, if they have liquid water, if they're truly temperate (runaway greenhouse effect ala Venus), if they're hypervolcanic, etc.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supervolcanic, hydrovolcanic, stratovolcanic, volcanistic, volcanian, volcanological.
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