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单词 Vulcanian
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Definition of Vulcanian in English:

Vulcanian

adjective vʌlˈkeɪnɪənˌvəlˈkeɪniən
Geology
  • Relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption marked by periodic explosive events.

    〔地质〕火山周期性喷发的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What kind of eruption has resulted from Mt. Fuji (Hawaiian, Vulcanian, Strobolian, or Peleean eruption)?
    • After a week of intense Vulcanian activity, Shiveluch's activity has decreased again on 28 December 2006, but new explosions can be expected any time.
    • The August-September 2003 small Vulcanian eruption of Nevados de Chillán volcano has been the first eruption since 1986.
    • At least for now, the dangerous Vulcanian eruptions have stopped.
    • Santiaguito, which formed 20 years after the major eruption of Santa María Volcano in 1902, has had virtually constant explosive Vulcanian eruptions that can be easily observed from a distance of only 1 km.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Vulcano, the name of a volcano in the Lipari Islands, Italy, + -ian.

Rhymes

Albanian, Azanian, Iranian, Jordanian, Lithuanian, Mauritanian, Mediterranean, Panamanian, Pennsylvanian, Pomeranian, Romanian, Ruritanian, Sassanian, subterranean, Tasmanian, Transylvanian, Tripolitanian, Turanian, Ukrainian

Definition of Vulcanian in US English:

Vulcanian

adjectiveˌvəlˈkeɪniənˌvəlˈkānēən
Geology
  • Relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption marked by periodic explosive events.

    〔地质〕火山周期性喷发的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At least for now, the dangerous Vulcanian eruptions have stopped.
    • Santiaguito, which formed 20 years after the major eruption of Santa María Volcano in 1902, has had virtually constant explosive Vulcanian eruptions that can be easily observed from a distance of only 1 km.
    • What kind of eruption has resulted from Mt. Fuji (Hawaiian, Vulcanian, Strobolian, or Peleean eruption)?
    • After a week of intense Vulcanian activity, Shiveluch's activity has decreased again on 28 December 2006, but new explosions can be expected any time.
    • The August-September 2003 small Vulcanian eruption of Nevados de Chillán volcano has been the first eruption since 1986.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Vulcano, the name of a volcano in the Lipari Islands, Italy, + -ian.

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