igneous

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. produced under conditions involving intense heat
- igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma
- igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone
- pyrogenic strata
• Syn:
pyrogenic, pyrogenous
• Pertains to noun:
heat (for: pyrogenous), heat (for: pyrogenic), heat
2. like or suggestive of fire
- a fiery desert wind
- an igneous desert atmosphere
• Syn:
fiery
• Similar to:
hot
• Derivationally related forms:
fire (for: fiery), fieriness (for: fiery)
3. produced by the action of fire or intense heat
- rocks formed by igneous agents
• Syn:
eruptive
• Ant:
aqueous
• Topics:
geology

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fiery, eruptive, pyrogenic, pyrogenous
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  aqueous, sedimentary