'Igneous' definitions:
Definition of 'igneous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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: igneous, pyrogenic, pyrogenous]
adjective
Produced by the action of fire or intense heat; "rocks formed by igneous agents" [syn: igneous, eruptive] [ant: aqueous, sedimentary]
adjective
Like or suggestive of fire; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" [syn: fiery, igneous]
Definition of 'Igneous'
From: GCIDE
- 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]