English Explanatory Dictionary

magmatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to magma or magmatism.
noun
  1. A rock formed from magma

Pronunciation

/maɡˈmatɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-magmatic.wav

Word forms

magmatic magmatics

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin magma + -ic, from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “thick unguent”), from μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass”).

Derived words

amagmatic comagmatic cryomagmatic hydromagmatic magmatically nonmagmatic phreatomagmatic postmagmatic tectonomagmatic
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