What does "vulcanian" mean?
Of, related to, or created by Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and several German and Celtic gods.
Vulcanian
/vəlˈkeɪniən/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Of, related to, or created by Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and several German and Celtic gods.
- Grammar: vulcanian is listed as adj.
- Nearest alternatives: cuckold, volcanic.
- Usage evidence: ...Nor cou'd Vulcanian Flame The Stench abolish; or the Savour tame...
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, related to, or created by Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and several German and Celtic gods. Roman, not-comparable
"...Nor cou'd Vulcanian Flame The Stench abolish; or the Savour tame..."
- 2 Of, related to, or created by Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and several German and Celtic gods.; Alternative letter-case form of vulcanian, a cuckold. Roman, alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete, rare
"Yet Muto, like a good Vulcanian, An honest Cuckold, calls the bastard sonne, And brags of that which others for him done."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of vulcanian, of or related to metalwork, blacksmithing, and metallurgy. alt-of, literary, not-comparable, uncommon
"A sabre, when the warrior press'd to part,"
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of vulcanian, volcanic, of or related to volcanoes and volcanism. alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
"Solinus reports it of the Vulcanian Hill in Sicily, that they which offered Sacrifice upon it, never put fire to it, but expected it should be kindled from Heaven."
- 5 Alternative letter-case form of vulcanian, volcanic, of or related to volcanoes and volcanism.; Of or related to former theories attributing the origin of basalt and other crystalline minerals to subterranean fires. archaic, historical, not-comparable
"In his six lectures on Volcanos, [Faujas] exhausted the subject, and showed us the difference of the several systems, the Vulcanian, the Neptunian, and the Huttonian, which is the Plutonian, and his own opinion."
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- 6 Alternative letter-case form of vulcanian, volcanic, of or related to volcanoes and volcanism.; Of or related to volcanic eruptions or phases of a volcanic eruption when repeated explosions produce a thick ash cloud. archaic, not-comparable
"Just as we have the ‘Plinian’ or ‘Vesuvian’ eruptions of Vesuvius accompanied by violent outbursts of ‘ashes’ and welling out of lava, and the incessant, milder ‘Strombolian’ type of eruption, so we may distinguish a ‘Vulcanian’ type."
- 7 Of or related to the proposed planet Vulcan or a cluster of asteroids at the same location in the Solar System. not-comparable
Synonyms
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"...Nor cou'd Vulcanian Flame The Stench abolish; or the Savour tame..."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "vulcanian"?
Common synonyms include: cuckold, volcanic.
How do you use "vulcanian" in a sentence?
...Nor cou'd Vulcanian Flame The Stench abolish; or the Savour tame...
How do you pronounce "vulcanian"?
Pronounced /vəlˈkeɪniən/.
Etymology
Directly from Latin Vulcāniānus or from Latin Vulcānius + -an within English, from Vulcānus + -iānus (“-ian”) or -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”). In reference to a type or stage of volcanic activity, via Italian Vulcaniano, with specific reference to Giuseppe Mercalli's observations of the 1888–90 eruptions of the Aeolian island Vulcano. Equivalent to Vulcan + -ian. Doublet of volcanian. Compare slightly earlier Middle French vulcanien.