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Definitions for geyser
ˈgaɪ zər, -sər for 1, 3 ; ˈgi zər for 2geyser

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. geyserverb

    a spring that discharges hot water and steam

  2. geyserverb

    to overflow like a geyser

Wiktionary

  1. geysernoun

    A boiling natural spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam.

  2. geysernoun

    An instantaneous, and often dangerous, hot water heater using hot steam.

  3. geysernoun

    A domestic water boiler.

  4. Etymology: From around 1755-1765, from the proper name Geysir, which means and is the name of a hot spring in Iceland (Geysir’s English Wikipedia article). The word geysir literally means gusher, derived from the verb geysa, descended from geysa.

Wikipedia

  1. Geyser

    A geyser (, UK: ) is a spring characterized by an intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by steam. As a fairly rare phenomenon, the formation of geysers is due to particular hydrogeological conditions that exist only in a few places on Earth. Generally all geyser field sites are located near active volcanic areas, and the geyser effect is due to the proximity of magma. Generally, surface water works its way down to an average depth of around 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) where it contacts hot rocks. The resultant boiling of the pressurized water results in the geyser effect of hot water and steam spraying out of the geyser's surface vent (a hydrothermal explosion). A geyser's eruptive activity may change or cease due to ongoing mineral deposition within the geyser plumbing, exchange of functions with nearby hot springs, earthquake influences, and human intervention. Like many other natural phenomena, geysers are not unique to Earth. Jet-like eruptions, often referred to as cryogeysers, have been observed on several of the moons of the outer solar system. Due to the low ambient pressures, these eruptions consist of vapor without liquid; they are made more easily visible by particles of dust and ice carried aloft by the gas. Water vapor jets have been observed near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus, while nitrogen eruptions have been observed on Neptune's moon Triton. There are also signs of carbon dioxide eruptions from the southern polar ice cap of Mars. In the case of Enceladus, the plumes are believed to be driven by internal energy. In the cases of the venting on Mars and Triton, the activity may be a result of solar heating via a solid-state greenhouse effect. In all three cases, there is no evidence of the subsurface hydrological system which differentiates terrestrial geysers from other sorts of venting, such as fumaroles.

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  1. geyser

    A geyser is a natural spring characterized by an intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapor phase (steam). This phenomenon is caused by the heating of underground water by the Earth’s magma. The term geyser is also used to refer to a similar man-made device, especially a hot water heater.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Geysernoun

    a boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam

  2. Etymology: [Icel. geysir, fr. geysa to rush furiously, fr. gjsa to gush. Cf. Gush.]

Wikidata

  1. Geyser

    A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase. The word geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb itself from Old Norse. The formation of geysers is due to particular hydrogeological conditions, which exist in only a few places on Earth, so they are a fairly rare phenomenon. Generally all geyser field sites are located near active volcanic areas, and the geyser effect is due to the proximity of magma. Generally, surface water works its way down to an average depth of around 2,000 metres where it contacts hot rocks. The resultant boiling of the pressurized water results in the geyser effect of hot water and steam spraying out of the geyser's surface vent. About a thousand known geysers exist worldwide, roughly half of which are in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. A geyser's eruptive activity may change or cease due to ongoing mineral deposition within the geyser plumbing, exchange of functions with nearby hot springs, earthquake influences, and human intervention.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Geyser

    gīsėr, n. a hot spring, as in Iceland, which spouts water into the air. [Ice., geysa, to gush.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Geyser

    fountains which from time to time, under the expansion of steam, eject columns of steam and hot water, and which are met with in Iceland, North America, and New Zealand, of which the most remarkable is the Great Geyser, 70 m. N. of Reikiavik, in Iceland, which ejects a column of water to 60 ft. in height, accompanied with rumblings underground; these eruptions will continue some 15 minutes, and they recur every few hours.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GEYSER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Geyser is ranked #133048 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Geyser surname appeared 127 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Geyser.

    87.4% or 111 total occurrences were White.
    4.7% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of geyser in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of geyser in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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