Igneous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

produced under conditions involving intense heat

produced by the action of fire or intense heat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪɡniəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪɡniəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪɡniəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪɡniəs/.

Examples

igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma
igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone
pyrogenic strata

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eruptive pyrogenic pyrogenous fiery

Antonyms

aqueous

Parts of Speech

adjective	produced under conditions involving intense heat “igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma”
adjective	produced by the action of fire or intense heat “rocks formed by igneous agents”
adjective	like or suggestive of fire “a fiery desert wind”

Word Forms

fire	noun	the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
fieriness	noun	the heat or the color of fire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

magmatisch

unter Bedingungen großer Hitze hergestellt

🇫🇷French

igné

produit dans des conditions impliquant une chaleur intense

🇪🇸Spanish

ígneo

producido bajo condiciones que involucran calor intenso

🇮🇹Italian

igneo

prodotto in condizioni di calore intenso

🇳🇱Dutch

stollingsachtig

geproduceerd onder omstandigheden met intense hitte

🇵🇹Portuguese

ígneo

produzido sob condições que envolvem calor intenso

🇷🇺Russian

вулканический

производятся в условиях сильной жары

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आतशी

तीव्र गर्मी वाली परिस्थितियों में उत्पादित

🇧🇩Bengali

আগ্নেয়

তীব্র তাপ জড়িত অবস্থার অধীনে উত্পাদিত

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிமலை

கடுமையான வெப்பம் உள்ள சூழ்நிலையில் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అగ్నిశిల

తీవ్రమైన వేడిని కలిగి ఉన్న పరిస్థితులలో ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आग्नेय

तीव्र उष्णतेचा समावेश असलेल्या परिस्थितीत उत्पादित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગ્નિયુક્ત

તીવ્ર ગરમી સાથે સંકળાયેલી પરિસ્થિતિઓમાં ઉત્પન્ન થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗ್ನಿಯುಕ್ತ

ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಶಾಖವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഗ്നേയമായ

തീവ്രമായ ചൂട് ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന സാഹചര്യങ്ങളിൽ ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਗਨੀ

ਤੀਬਰ ਗਰਮੀ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਸਥਿਤੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اگنیس

شدید گرمی میں شامل حالات میں تیار کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

火成岩的

在高温条件下产生

🇯🇵Japanese

火成岩

高温を伴う条件下で生産される

🇰🇷Korean

불의

강렬한 열이 수반되는 조건에서 생산됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lửa

được sản xuất trong điều kiện liên quan đến nhiệt độ cao

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้เถ้า

ผลิตภายใต้สภาวะที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความร้อนจัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

berapi

diproduksi dalam kondisi yang melibatkan panas yang hebat

🇵🇭Filipino

nagniningas

ginawa sa ilalim ng mga kondisyon na kinasasangkutan ng matinding init

🇲🇾Malay

igneus

dihasilkan dalam keadaan yang melibatkan haba sengit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نارية

يتم إنتاجه في ظل ظروف تنطوي على حرارة شديدة

🇮🇷Persian

آذرین

تحت شرایط گرمای شدید تولید می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

magmatik

yoğun ısı içeren koşullar altında üretilmiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

דלקתיות

מיוצר בתנאים הכרוכים בחום עז

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