What does Volcano mean?
Definitions for Volcano
vɒlˈkeɪ noʊVol·cano
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Princeton's WordNet
vent, volcanonoun
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
volcanonoun
a mountain formed by volcanic material
Wiktionary
volcanonoun
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
Etymology: From vulcano, from Vulcanus the Roman god of fire and metalworking. Perhaps related to Greek πῦρ and καίειν
Webster Dictionary
Volcanonoun
a mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain
Etymology: [It. volcano, vulcano, fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See Vulkan.]
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Volcano
A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamber below the surface. Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging. A mid-oceanic ridge, for example the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart; the Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates coming together. By contrast, volcanoes are usually not created where two tectonic plates slide past one another. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the Earth's crust in the interiors of plates, e.g., in the East African Rift, the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and the Rio Grande Rift in North America. This type of volcanism falls under the umbrella of "Plate hypothesis" volcanism. Volcanism away from plate boundaries has also been explained as mantle plumes. These so-called "hotspots", for example Hawaii, are postulated to arise from upwelling diapirs with magma from the core–mantle boundary, 3,000 km deep in the Earth. Erupting volcanoes can pose many hazards, not only in the immediate vicinity of the eruption. Volcanic ash can be a threat to aircraft, in particular those with jet engines where ash particles can be melted by the high operating temperature; the melted particles then adhere to the turbine blades and alter their shape, disrupting the operation of the turbine. Large eruptions can affect temperature as ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscure the sun and cool the Earth's lower atmosphere or troposphere; however, they also absorb heat radiated up from the Earth, thereby warming the stratosphere. Historically, so-called volcanic winters have caused catastrophic famines.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Volcano
vol-kā′no, n. a more or less conical hill or mountain, usually truncated, and communicating with the interior of the earth by a pipe or funnel, through which issue hot vapours and gases, and frequently loose fragmentary materials and streams of molten rock: a form of firework.—adj. Volcan′ic, pertaining to, produced, or affected by a volcano.—adv. Volcan′ically.—n. Volcanisā′tion.—v.t. Vol′canise, to subject to the action of volcanic heat.—ns. Vol′canism, Volcanic′ity, phenomena connected with volcanoes; Vol′canist, a student of volcanic phenomena; Volcan′ity, state of being volcanic; Volcā′noism (rare), violent eruptiveness.—adj. Volcanolog′ical.—n. Volcanol′ogy.—Volcanic rocks, those formed by volcanic agency. [It. volcano—L. Volcanus, Vulcanus, god of fire.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
volcano
A burning mountain or vent for subterranean fire; also applied to one which vomits only mud and water.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Volcano in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Volcano in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Volcano in a Sentence
Mauritius is a volcano, a young volcano, there is nothing on Mauritius older than nine million years old.
Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.
The mood was pretty sad, we feel so bad for these people. You don't expect to go on a holiday and not return. We are very adventurous too and we would have definitely gone on that volcano tour. But we had a friend with kids so we decided not to.
The discovery of this new Volcano provides an exciting opportunity for us to explore this area further, and hopefully reveal further petit-spot volcano.
If you're after beach time or volcano trekking (not recommended in slippery conditions), the wet season can be inconvenient, on the other hand, the wet is better for river rafting (better flow conditions) and waterfall chasing.
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- vulkaanAfrikaans
- እሳተ ጎመራAmharic
- bolcánAragonese
- جبل النار, بركانArabic
- আগ্নেয়গিৰিAssamese
- vulkan, yanardağAzerbaijani
- вулканBelarusian
- вулканBulgarian
- আগ্নেয়গিরিBengali
- menez-tanBreton
- volcàCatalan, Valencian
- volcanuCorsican
- sopka, vulkánCzech
- llosgfynyddWelsh
- vulkanDanish
- VulkanGerman
- ηφαίστειοGreek
- vulkanoEsperanto
- volcánSpanish
- tulemägi, vulkaanEstonian
- sumendiBasque
- آتشفشانPersian
- tulivuoriFinnish
- gosfjallFaroese
- volcanFrench
- fulkaanWestern Frisian
- bolcánIrish
- bholcàno, beinn-theineScottish Gaelic
- volcánGalician
- જ્વાળામુખીGujarati
- slieau loshtee, volcaanManx
- הר געשHebrew
- ज्वालामुखीHindi
- vòlkanHaitian Creole
- vulkán, tűzhányóHungarian
- հրաբուխArmenian
- gunung berapiIndonesian
- volkanoIdo
- eldfjall, eldstöðIcelandic
- vulcanoItalian
- הַר גַעַשׁHebrew
- 火山Japanese
- gunung geniJavanese
- ვულკანიGeorgian
- жанартауKazakh
- ភ្នំភ្លើងKhmer
- ಜ್ವಾಲಾಮುಖಿ, ಅಗ್ನಿಪರ್ವತ, ಉರಿಬೆಟ್ಟKannada
- 화산Korean
- volkanKurdish
- loskvenydh, menydh tanCornish
- жанар тооKyrgyz
- mons igniferLatin
- VulkanLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ngómbá-mɔ̌tɔ, epeleloLingala
- ugnikalnisLithuanian
- vulkānsLatvian
- puiaMāori
- вулканMacedonian
- അഗ്നിപർവ്വതംMalayalam
- галт уулMongolian
- ज्वालामुखीMarathi
- gunung berapiMalay
- vulkanMaltese
- ज्वालामुखीNepali
- vuurberg, vulkaanDutch
- vulkanNorwegian
- volcanOccitan
- ਜੁਆਲਾਮੁਖੀPanjabi, Punjabi
- wulkanPolish
- vulcãoPortuguese
- ariqQuechua
- vulcanRomanian
- вулканRussian
- ikirungaKinyarwanda
- вулкан, vulkanSerbo-Croatian
- ගිනි කඳුSinhala, Sinhalese
- vulkán, sopkaSlovak
- vulkan, ognjenikSlovene
- mauga mūSamoan
- chikwatamabweShona
- vullkanAlbanian
- vulkanSwedish
- volkeno, zaha, volkanoSwahili
- எரிமலைTamil
- అగ్నిపర్వతము, జ్వాలాముఖిTelugu
- ภูเขาไฟThai
- bulkanTagalog
- yanardağ, volkanTurkish
- يانار تاغUyghur, Uighur
- вулканUkrainian
- آتشفشاںUrdu
- núi lửaVietnamese
- volkan, filabelVolapük
- וווּלקאַן, ווולקאַןYiddish
- 火山Chinese
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