volcano

Betekenis (Engels)

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

to erupt; to burst forth

Concepten

vulkaan

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vuurspuwende berg

vuurberg

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Synoniemen

vent

volcanic

chimney

vulcano

shield volcano

Vertalingen

volcan

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vulcano

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volcán

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Vulkan

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vulcão

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ηφαίστειο

بركان

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yanardağ

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volcà

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volkan

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volkan

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جبل النار

vulcà

mons ignifer

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/vɒl.ˈkeɪ.nəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.

Zinnen

This island is a large dormant volcano .

Dit eiland is een grote slapende vulkaan.