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Volcanic vs Graystone - What's the difference?

volcanic | graystone |

As an adjective volcanic

is volcanic.

As a noun graystone is

(uncountable) a type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.

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

    graystone

    English

    Alternative forms

    *greystone (mostly UK)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron
  • A building made of any type of gray stone, such as limestone
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 4, , Letters: Mr. Obama’s Neighborhood, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Founded almost 50 years ago, it's an imposing graystone structure (formerly a park district office). }}

    Related terms

    *brownstone