volcano

[ vol-key-noh ]

/ vɒlˈkeɪ noʊ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR volcano ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural vol·ca·noes, vol·ca·nos.

a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.

a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit, formed around such a vent from the ash and lava expelled through it.

Origin of volcano

1605–15; <Italian <Latin Volcānus, variant of VulcānusVulcan

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH volcano

caldera, fumarole, geyser, volcano

Words nearby volcano

volcaniclastic, volcanic pipe, volcanic tuff, volcanism, volcanize, volcano, volcanogenic, Volcano Islands, volcanology, Volcker, vole

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Example sentences from the Web for volcano

Cassini’s instruments also detected the presence of silica, which can get mixed with water in undersea volcanoes.
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Corey S. Powell|August 26, 2020|Nautilus
It also includes active volcanoes such as the Ol Doinyo Lengai in Tanzania, and the DallaFilla and Erta Ale in Ethiopia.
Scientists say a new ocean will form in Africa as the continent continues to split into two|Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu|August 13, 2020|Quartz
The Natural History Museum in London, England offers a guide to making your own model volcano at home.
Let’s learn about volcanoes|Bethany Brookshire|August 5, 2020|Science News For Students
In one of the most poignant scenes in her book, she is hiking on Mauna Kea — the next volcano over from Greene’s Mars habitat — and finds a fern growing amid the volcanic desolation.
Two new books explore Mars — and what it means to be human|Lisa Grossman|July 15, 2020|Science News

He particularly likes this approach that linked cycles of pressure inside the volcano with weather conditions.
Did rain put the Kilauea volcano’s lava-making into overdrive?|Megan Sever|May 15, 2020|Science News For Students
Standing on the edge of the Burfell volcano, you realize what a fragile construct modern civilization is.
Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland|Adam LeBor|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It ends with Godzilla lured away from Tokyo with a bird call and trapped in a volcano.
A Comprehensive History of Toho’s Original Kaiju (and Atomic Allegory) Godzilla|Rich Goldstein|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the volcano blew its top, thousands perished, immolated by fire, boiling magma, and ash.
The Volcano That Rewrote History|William O’Connor|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Did they ever watch a YouTube video of what a volcano actually looks like?
True Detective Director Cary Fukunaga’s Journey from Pro Snowboarder to Hollywood’s Most Wanted|Marlow Stern|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hard to see how you'd get a volcano to spit boulders just where you needed them to fall...
War Declared Between Rocks and Trees|Blake Gopnik|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As to the volcano itself, it could not be doubted that it was completely extinct.
The Mysterious Island|Jules Verne
As we were many miles distant from the volcano, these must have been carried to us from it by the wind.
The Coral Island|R.M. Ballantyne
In all this lonely waste there was no sign of life or vegetation and no sound was heard except the low mutterings of the volcano.
Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror|Richard Linthicum
If a volcano were to open under the prison between now and two months' time you would be saved.
The Red and the Black|Stendhal
Even while he said the words there was a volcano of emotion in him, several motives fighting to combine.
The Bright Messenger|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for volcano

volcano

/ (vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ) /

noun plural -noes or -nos

an opening in the earth's crust from which molten lava, rock fragments, ashes, dust, and gases are ejected from below the earth's surface

a mountain formed from volcanic material ejected from a vent in a central crater

Word Origin for volcano

C17: from Italian, from Latin Volcānus Vulcan 1, whose forges were believed to be responsible for volcanic rumblings

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for volcano

volcano

A cone-shaped mountain or hill created by molten material that rises from the interior of the Earth to the surface.

notes for volcano

Volcanoes tend to occur along the edges of tectonic plates.

notes for volcano

Eruptions and lava flows associated with them can be very destructive. (See Mount Saint Helens and Mount Vesuvius.)

Scientific definitions for volcano

volcano

[ vŏl-kā′nō ]

An opening in the Earth's crust from which lava, ash, and hot gases flow or are ejected during an eruption.

A usually cone-shaped mountain formed by the materials issuing from such an opening. Volcanoes are usually associated with plate boundaries but can also occur within the interior areas of a tectonic plate. Their shape is directly related to the type of magma that flows from them-the more viscous the magma, the steeper the sides of the volcano.♦ A volcano composed of gently sloping sheets of basaltic lava from successive volcanic eruptions is called a shield volcano. The lava flows associated with shield volcanos, such as Mauna Loa, on Hawaii, are very fluid.♦ A volcano composed of steep, alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic materials, including ash, is called a stratovolcano. Stratovolcanos are associated with relatively viscous lava and with explosive eruptions. They are the most common form of large continental volcanos. Mount Vesuvius, Mount Fuji, and Mount St. Helens are stratovolcanos. Also called composite volcano See more at hot spot island arc tectonic boundary volcanic arc.

单词	volcano
释义	volcano [ vol-key-noh ] / vɒlˈkeɪ noʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR volcano ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural vol·ca·noes, vol·ca·nos. a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit, formed around such a vent from the ash and lava expelled through it. Origin of volcano 1605–15; <Italian <Latin Volcānus, variant of VulcānusVulcan WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH volcano caldera, fumarole, geyser, volcano Words nearby volcano volcaniclastic, volcanic pipe, volcanic tuff, volcanism, volcanize, volcano, volcanogenic, Volcano Islands, volcanology, Volcker, vole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for volcano Cassini’s instruments also detected the presence of silica, which can get mixed with water in undersea volcanoes. These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side\|Corey S. Powell\|August 26, 2020\|Nautilus It also includes active volcanoes such as the Ol Doinyo Lengai in Tanzania, and the DallaFilla and Erta Ale in Ethiopia. Scientists say a new ocean will form in Africa as the continent continues to split into two\|Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu\|August 13, 2020\|Quartz The Natural History Museum in London, England offers a guide to making your own model volcano at home. Let’s learn about volcanoes\|Bethany Brookshire\|August 5, 2020\|Science News For Students In one of the most poignant scenes in her book, she is hiking on Mauna Kea — the next volcano over from Greene’s Mars habitat — and finds a fern growing amid the volcanic desolation. Two new books explore Mars — and what it means to be human\|Lisa Grossman\|July 15, 2020\|Science News He particularly likes this approach that linked cycles of pressure inside the volcano with weather conditions. Did rain put the Kilauea volcano’s lava-making into overdrive?\|Megan Sever\|May 15, 2020\|Science News For Students Standing on the edge of the Burfell volcano, you realize what a fragile construct modern civilization is. Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland\|Adam LeBor\|May 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It ends with Godzilla lured away from Tokyo with a bird call and trapped in a volcano. A Comprehensive History of Toho’s Original Kaiju (and Atomic Allegory) Godzilla\|Rich Goldstein\|May 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When the volcano blew its top, thousands perished, immolated by fire, boiling magma, and ash. The Volcano That Rewrote History\|William O’Connor\|May 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Did they ever watch a YouTube video of what a volcano actually looks like? True Detective Director Cary Fukunaga’s Journey from Pro Snowboarder to Hollywood’s Most Wanted\|Marlow Stern\|February 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Hard to see how you'd get a volcano to spit boulders just where you needed them to fall... War Declared Between Rocks and Trees\|Blake Gopnik\|November 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST As to the volcano itself, it could not be doubted that it was completely extinct. The Mysterious Island\|Jules Verne As we were many miles distant from the volcano, these must have been carried to us from it by the wind. The Coral Island\|R.M. Ballantyne In all this lonely waste there was no sign of life or vegetation and no sound was heard except the low mutterings of the volcano. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror\|Richard Linthicum If a volcano were to open under the prison between now and two months' time you would be saved. The Red and the Black\|Stendhal Even while he said the words there was a volcano of emotion in him, several motives fighting to combine. The Bright Messenger\|Algernon Blackwood British Dictionary definitions for volcano volcano / (vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ) / noun plural -noes or -nos an opening in the earth's crust from which molten lava, rock fragments, ashes, dust, and gases are ejected from below the earth's surface a mountain formed from volcanic material ejected from a vent in a central crater Word Origin for volcano C17: from Italian, from Latin Volcānus Vulcan 1, whose forges were believed to be responsible for volcanic rumblings Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to volcano ridge, elevation, pile, peak, bluff, cliff, sierra, pyramid, height, eminence, alp, hump, precipice, glob, drift, dome, heap, mesa, stack, bank Cultural definitions for volcano volcano A cone-shaped mountain or hill created by molten material that rises from the interior of the Earth to the surface. notes for volcano Volcanoes tend to occur along the edges of tectonic plates. notes for volcano Eruptions and lava flows associated with them can be very destructive. (See Mount Saint Helens and Mount Vesuvius.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for volcano volcano [ vŏl-kā′nō ] An opening in the Earth's crust from which lava, ash, and hot gases flow or are ejected during an eruption. A usually cone-shaped mountain formed by the materials issuing from such an opening. Volcanoes are usually associated with plate boundaries but can also occur within the interior areas of a tectonic plate. Their shape is directly related to the type of magma that flows from them-the more viscous the magma, the steeper the sides of the volcano.♦ A volcano composed of gently sloping sheets of basaltic lava from successive volcanic eruptions is called a shield volcano. The lava flows associated with shield volcanos, such as Mauna Loa, on Hawaii, are very fluid.♦ A volcano composed of steep, alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic materials, including ash, is called a stratovolcano. Stratovolcanos are associated with relatively viscous lava and with explosive eruptions. They are the most common form of large continental volcanos. Mount Vesuvius, Mount Fuji, and Mount St. Helens are stratovolcanos. Also called composite volcano See more at hot spot island arc tectonic boundary volcanic arc. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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volcano

noun, plural vol·ca·noes, vol·ca·nos.

Origin of volcano

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH volcano

Words nearby volcano

Example sentences from the Web for volcano

British Dictionary definitions for volcano

noun plural -noes or -nos

Word Origin for volcano

Words related to volcano

Cultural definitions for volcano

notes for volcano

notes for volcano

Scientific definitions for volcano