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Plateau vs Volcanic - What's the difference?

plateau | volcanic |

As a noun plateau

is .

As an adjective volcanic is

volcanic.

plateau

English

(wikipedia plateau)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
  • A comparatively stable level in something that varies.
  • (dated) An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
  • (sports, broadcasting) A notable level of attainment or achievement.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • Reach a stable level; level off.
    • English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    volcanic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat.
  • Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa.
  • Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
  • Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 556:
    • With that the system was complete, and ready to have its disastrous effect on Martin Luther's volcanic temper.

    Derived terms

    * volcanically * volcanicity