Igneous Definition & Meaning

igneous
adjective
  1. 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"
  2. produced by the action of fire or intense heat; "rocks formed by igneous agents"
  3. like or suggestive of fire; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"

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