单词 | solfatara |
释义 | solfataran. A volcanic vent, from which only sulphurous exhalations and aqueous vapours are emitted, incrusting the edge with sulphur and other minerals. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > volcanic formations > [noun] > volcanic vent chimneyc1374 vent1604 firepit1651 spiraculum1670 spiracle1671 solfatara1764 sulphur1764 volcanic crater1776 fumarole1811 air volcano1814 mud volcano1816 salse1831 blowhole1858 pipe1877 soufrière1879 bocca1881 mofette1887 pan1888 blowing-cone1895 smoke-hole1899 fault-vent1903 α. attrib.1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. 209 The dormant or waning condition of a volcano..is sometimes called the Solfatara phase.β. 1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane ii. 74 (note) Volcanoes are called sulphurs, or solfaterres, in the West-Indies.1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 2 The sulphureous acid exists..in various solfaterras.1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. ii. 82 In case of..any difficulty occurring in obtaining sulphur from Sicily, a supply..might be obtained from this and the other like Solfaterras of the British Antilles.1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 23 Hot springs and solfaterras are found in the neighbourhood of Tamsui.1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 296 The earth which covered these solfatarras..had a greenish tinge. 1802 J. Pinkerton Mod. Geogr. II. 660 A kind of solfa terra, or vast mass of sulphur, emitting continual smoke. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 748/2 There are several solfataras, or cones of pure sulphur, and mud volcanoes. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Feb. 4/2 The internal fires that still spurt and hiss in the sulfataras. 1899 E. J. Chapman Drama Two Lives 19 Among them shone A solfatara's fiery cone. Derivatives solfaˈtaric adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > volcanic formations > [adjective] > volcanic vent solfataric1885 fumarolic1903 1885 Academy 3 Oct. 225 A legacy of former vulcanicity—the lingering relics of solfataric action. 1895 Physiographic Processes (National Geographic Monogr.) I. 18 This action of hot waters is known as solfataric action, and solfataric waters are quite common in volcanic regions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1764 |
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