FUMAROLE


Meaning of FUMAROLE in English

noun

also fu·me·role ˈfyüməˌrōl

( -s )

Etymology: Italian fumarola, modification of Late Latin fumariolum vent, smoke hole, diminutive of fumarium vent, smoke hole, from Latin, smoke chamber for aging wine, from fumus smoke + -arium -ary

: a hole in a volcanic region and usually in lava from which issue gases and vapors at high temperature

• fu·ma·rol·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rōlik, -|räl- adjective

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