VOLCANO


Meaning of VOLCANO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ väl-ˈkā-(ˌ)nō, vȯl- ]

noun

( plural -noes or -nos )

Etymology: Italian or Spanish; Italian vulcano, from Spanish volcán, ultimately from Latin Volcanus Vulcan

Date: 1613

1. : a vent in the crust of the earth or another planet or a moon from which usually molten or hot rock and steam issue ; also : a hill or mountain composed wholly or in part of the ejected material

2. : something of explosively violent potential

[

volcano 1: 1 cinder cone, 2 shield volcano, 3 stratovolcano

]

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