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igneous, a.|ˈɪgniːəs|
[f. L. igne-us of fire, fiery (f. igni-s fire) + -ous. (F. has igné, It. igneo.)]
1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of fire; fiery.
1664H. More Myst. Iniq. Apol. 496 There are many instances how Igneous and Lucid they [the bodies of angels] are. 1777Priestley Matt. & Spir. (1782) I. xx. 267 The soul..was first conceived to be an aerial, or an igneous substance. 1830Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 327 Earthquakes and igneous exhalations. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. ii. 39 Volcanoes, earthquakes, and other igneous phenomena.
2. Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; esp. in Geol. Produced by volcanic agency (opposed to aqueous 3).
1665Glanvill Scepsis Sci. xx. 127 Ignorant of the immediate way of Igneous solutions. 1796Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 455 The igneous origin of basalts. 1812Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. 48 The analysis of mineral bodies..in experiments..on their igneous fusion. 1830Lyell Princ. Geol. I. iv. 58 Basalt and other igneous rocks. 1858Geikie Hist. Boulder viii. 146 The cleft..has been once filled by a wall of igneous rock called a trap-dyke. |
