igneous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: igneous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for igneous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
igneous adj 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(s): igneous, pyrogenic, pyrogenous produced by the action of fire or intense heat; "rocks formed by igneous agents" Synonym(s): igneous, eruptive Antonym(s): aqueous, sedimentary like or suggestive of fire; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" Synonym(s): fiery, igneous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Igneous \Ig"neous\, a. [L. igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to Skr. agni, Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne.] 1. Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous* appearance. 2. (Geol.) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.