Webster's Dictionary 1913

1675

Volatilizable

Vol″a‐til‐i′za‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. volatisable.] Capable of being volatilized.

1676

Volatilization

Vol′a‐til‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. volatilisation.] The act or process of volatilizing, or rendering volatile; the state of being volatilized.

1677

Volatilize

Vol″a‐til‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Volatilized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Volatilizing (?).] [Cf. F. volatiliser.] To render volatile; to cause to exhale or evaporate; to cause to p...

1678

Volator

‖Vo‐la″tor (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Volador, 1.

1679

Volborthite

Vol″borth‐ite (?), n. [So named after Volborth, who first discovered it.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in small six-sided tabular crystals of a green or yellow color. It is a hydr...

1680

Volcanian

Vol‐ca″ni‐an (?), a. Volcanic. Keats.

1681

Volcanic

Vol‐can″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.] 1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat.2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous ...

1682

Volcanic neck

Vol‐can″ic neck. (Geol.) A column of igneous rock formed by congelation of lava in the conduit of a volcano and later exposed by the removal of surrounding rocks.

1683

Volcanic wind

Volcanic wind. (Meteorol.) A wind associated with a volcanic outburst and due to the eruption or to convection currents over hot lava.

1684

Volcanically

Vol‐can″ic‐al‐ly (?), adv. Like a volcano.

1685

Volcanicity

Vol′can‐ic″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. volcanicité.] Quality or state of being volcanic; volcanic power.

1686

Volcanism

Vol″can‐ism (?), n. Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.

1687

Volcanist

Vol″can‐ist, n. [Cf. F. volcaniste, vulcaniste.] 1. One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.2. One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the aqueous, origin of...

1688

Volcanity

Vol‐can″i‐ty (?), n. [See Volcanic, and Volcanicity.] The quality or state of being volcanic, or volcanic origin; volcanicity.

1689

Volcanization

Vol′can‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act of volcanizing, or the state of being volcanized; the process of undergoing volcanic heat, and being affected by it.

1690

Volcanize

Vol″can‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Volcanized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Volcanizing (?).] [Cf. Vulcanize.] To subject to, or cause to undergo, volcanic heat, and to be affected by it...

1691

Volcano

Vol‐ca″no (?), n.; pl.Volcanoes (#). [It. volcano, vulcano, fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See Vulkan.] (Geol.) A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in for...

1692

Vole

Vole (?), n. A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. Swift.

1693

Vole (2)

Vole, v. i.(Card Playing) To win all the tricks by a vole. Pope.

1694

Vole (3)

Vole, n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinæ. They have a thick head, short ears, and a sh...

1695

Volery

Vol″er‐y (?), n. [F. volerie a flying, volière a large bird cage, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See Volatile.]1. A flight of birds. Locke.2. A large bird cage; an aviary.

1696

Volge

Volge (?), n. [L. vulgus.] The common sort of people; the crowd; the mob. Fuller.

1697

Volitable

Vol″i‐ta‐ble (?), a. Volatilizable.

1698

Volitation

Vol′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. volitare, volitatum, to fly to and fro, v. freq. from volare to fly.] The act of flying; flight. Sir T. Browne.

1699

Volitient

Vo‐li″tient (?), a. [See Volition.] Exercising the will; acting from choice; willing, or having power to will. “What I do, I do volitient, not obedient.” Mrs. Browning.

1700

Volition

Vo‐li″tion (?), n. [F., fr. L. volo I will, velle to will, be willing. See Voluntary.] 1. The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will....

1701

Volitional

Vo‐li″tion‐al (?), a. Belonging or relating to volition. “The volitional impulse.” Bacon.