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Noun
/välˈkānō/,/vôl-/,
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volcanoes, plural; volcanos, plural;
  1. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust

  2. An intense suppressed emotion or situation liable to burst out suddenly
    • - what volcano of emotion must have been boiling inside that youngster

  1. vent: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
  2. a mountain formed by volcanic material
  3. A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface.
  4. volcano! is a three-piece rock band from Chicago, Illinois that draw on influences ranging from Classic rock, Post-punk, Free Jazz and Noise Rock.
  5. Volcano is the eighth of the seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. ...
  6. Volcano is the second solo album (fourth album overall) by American singer/songwriter Edie Brickell, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music).
  7. Volcano is a 1997 disaster film directed by Mick Jackson and produced by Andrew Z. Davis, Neal H. Moritz and Lauren Shuler Donner. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray. The film stars veteran actors Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, and Don Cheadle. ...
  8. Volcano is the fourth album by Gatsbys American Dream. The album is also known by the full title printed on the cover, Gatsbys American Dream and the Volcano.
  9. 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
  10. (Volcanoes) A page that links to all of our volcano articles and to the best volcano information that we could find.
  11. (Volcanoes) Magma is the underlying cause of volcanoes ..... volcanic eruptions are divided into two main types: "Explosive" and "Quiet." The "explosive" type usually forms the .....
  12. (Volcanoes) Openings in the earth's crust that release molten rock, steam, reduced and oxidized compounds, and ash from within the earth's interior into the atmosphere. [Earth in Space; v4n3; 5; 1991.] [Icarus; v81n2; 298; 1989.]
  13. (Volcanoes) Volcanic activity produces smoke, ash, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and other air pollutants.
  14. To see a volcano in your dreams, signifies that you will be in violent disputes, which threaten your reputation as a fair dealing and honest citizen. For a young woman, it means that her selfishness and greed will lead her into intricate adventures.
  15. Any opening through the crust that has allowed magma to reach the surface, including the deposits immediately surrounding this vent.
  16. a mountain created by the eruption and deposition of lavas and ashes from a vent in the ground in a volcanic area.
  17. An opening in the earth through which gases, lava, and hot ashes violently rush out, or erupt. Some volcanos are still active, while others are not. Hawaii was formed by volcanos, such as Moana Loa.
  18. layers of lava or ash erupted on to the surface of the Earth forming a cone-shaped structure. Volcanoes are found in areas of the Earth which are geologically unstable, such as near plate boundaries, or 'hot-spots' where magma wells-up from deep inside the Earth.
  19. mountain or hill built up by the eruption of molten rock and ash from the earth’s interior.
  20. Method for creating a sculpting block that involves pouring water into the hollowed out top of a conical pile, so that the water soaks in instead of running down the sides. Popular for amateurs, but seldom used by masters.
  21. A vent (opening) in the surface of the Earth through which magma erupts and also the landform that is constructed by the erupted material.
  22. [It from Latin Vulcanus the fire god] Small special manifestations of the general, large-scale phenomenon of volcanism, by which the continents are cyclically subjected to catastrophes, alternatively with the cyclic cataclysmal deluges. ...
  23. is a naturally occurring vent or fissure at Earth's surface through which erupt molten, solid, and gaseous materials. Volcanic eruptions inject large quantities of dust, gas, and aerosols into the atmosphere and can thus cause temporary climatic cooling. Index
  24. (vol-ca'-no)  A conical hill, low rounded mound, or rugged steep-sided mountain built around a vent that connects with reservoirs of molten rock below the surface of the Earth.  The term volcano also refers to the opening or vent through which the molten rock and associated gases are expelled. ...
  25. The solid structure created when lava, gases, and hot particles escape to the Earth's surface through vents. Volcanoes are usually conical. A volcano is "active" when it is erupting or has erupted recently. ...