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igneous
adj. formed by great heat (Geology); fiery, of or pertaining to fire


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Igneous rock
Igneous rocks (etymology from latin ignis, fire) are rocks formed by solidification of cooled magma (molten rock), with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks. This magma can be derived from partial melts of pre-existing rocks in either the Earth's mantle or crust. Typically, the melting is caused by one or more of the following processes — an increase in temperature, a decrease in pressure, or a change in composition. Over 700 types of igneous rocks have been described, most of them formed beneath the surface of the Earth's crust.
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igneous
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"
(synonym) pyrogenic, pyrogenous
(pertainym) hotness, heat, high temperature
2. like or suggestive of fire; "the burning sand"; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"
(synonym) fiery
(similar) hot


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Igneous
(a.)
Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.
  
 
(a.)
Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.
  

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igneous
adj.
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