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单词 solfatara
释义

solfataran.

/sɒlfəˈtɑːrə/
Forms: Also 1700s–1800s solfatarra, 1800s solfa-tara, sulfatara; 1700s–1800s solfaterra, 1700s solfa terra, solfaterre.
Etymology: < the name of a sulphurous volcano near Naples, < Italian solfo sulphur.
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
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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.
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.

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).
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