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IGNEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like or suggestive of fire
Example:
an igneous desert atmosphere
Synonyms:
fiery; igneous
Classified under:
Similar:
hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Produced by the action of fire or intense heat
Example:
rocks formed by igneous agents
Synonyms:
eruptive; igneous
Classified under:
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
Antonym:
aqueous (produced by the action of water)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Produced under conditions involving intense heat
Example:
pyrogenic strata
Synonyms:
igneous; pyrogenic; pyrogenous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
heat (the presence of heat)
