how to pronounce volcanic

/vɒlˈkæn.ɪk/

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volcanic is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of volcanic in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… in the cataclysmic volcanic eruption of …”

meanings of volcanic

adjective:

Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.
Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies.

noun:

A volcanic rock.

volcanic frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word volcanic occurs in english on average 6.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.