English Explanatory Dictionary

volcano

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.
verb
  1. to erupt; to burst forth
name
  1. A census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States.

Pronunciation

/vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ /vɒlˈkɑː.nəʊ/ /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ /vɔlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ en-us-volcano.ogg /ˈvɔlkəno/

Word forms

volcano volcanoes volcanos vulcano volcanoing volcanoed

Etymology

From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.

Related words

crater lava lava flow magma vent

Derived words

volcanello volcanic volcanism volcano boarding volcano bowl volcano cake Volcano Islands volcanology volcano plot volcano potato volcano rabbit volcano surfing
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