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Definitions for Volcano

[1] a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
[2] 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.
[3] 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
[4] a mountain formed from volcanic material ejected from a vent in a central crater

Words related to Volcano

ridge, elevation, pile, peak, bluff, cliff, sierra, pyramid, height, eminence, alp, hump, precipice, glob, drift, dome, heap, mesa, stack, bank

Words nearby Volcano

volcanic pipe, volcanic tuff, volcaniclastic, volcanism, volcanize, volcano, volcano islands, volcanogenic, volcanology, volcker, vole

Origin of Volcano

1605–15; < Italian < Latin Volcānus, variant of Vulcānus Vulcan

Words that may be confused with Volcano

caldera, fumarole, geyser, volcano

Word origin for Volcano

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

Synonyms for Volcano

bluff, cliff, elevation, peak, pile, ridge, sierra, abundance, alp, bank, butte, crag, dome, drift, eminence, glob, heap, height, hump, mass, mesa, mound, mount, palisade, pike, precipice, pyramid, range, shock, stack, ton, tor