FUMAROLE


Meaning of FUMAROLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfyü-mə-ˌrōl ]

noun

Etymology: Italian fumarola, from Italian dialect (Neapolitan), from Late Latin fumariolum vent, from Latin fumarium smoke chamber for aging wine, from fumus

Date: 1811

: a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue

• fu·ma·rol·ic ˌfyü-mə-ˈrō-lik adjective

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