Found 2 items, similar to Igneous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: igneous igneous adj 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” [syn: pyrogenic, pyrogenous] 2: like or suggestive of fire; “the burning sand”; “a fiery desert wind”; “an igneous desert atmosphere” [syn: fiery]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Igneous Igneous \Ig"ne*ous\, 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks. [1913 Webster]