volcano 音标拼音: [vɑlk'eno]
n . 火山
火山
volcano n 1 :
a fissure in the earth '
s crust (
or in the surface of some other planet )
through which molten lava and gases erupt [
synonym : {
vent }, {
volcano }]
2 :
a mountain formed by volcanic material Volcano \
Vol *
ca "
no \,
n .;
pl . {
Volcanoes }. [
It .
volcano ,
vulcano ,
fr .
L .
Vulcanus Vulkan ,
the god of fire .
See {
Vulkan }.]
(
Geol .)
A mountain or hill ,
usually more or less conical in form ,
from which lava ,
cinders ,
steam ,
sulphur gases ,
and the like ,
are ejected ; --
often popularly called a {
burning mountain }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and lofty mountains of the earth ,
as Mt .
Vesuvius in Italy (
4 ,
000 ft .
high ),
Mt .
Loa in Hawaii (
14 ,
000 ft .),
Cotopaxi in South America (
nearly 20 ,
000 ft .),
which are examples of active volcanoes .
The crater of a volcano is usually a pit -
shaped cavity ,
often of great size .
The summit crater of Mt .
Loa has a maximum length of 13 ,
000 ft .,
and a depth of nearly 800 feet .
Beside the chief crater ,
a volcano may have a number of subordinate craters .
[
1913 Webster ]
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "
volcano ":
belch ,
burst ,
cascade ,
debouchment ,
dissiliency ,
eructation ,
eruption ,
flare -
up ,
gush ,
jet ,
outbreak ,
outburst ,
rapids ,
rush ,
spate ,
spew ,
spurt ,
torrent ,
volcan
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