Volcāno, 1) Insel aus der Gruppe der Liparischen Inseln, hat feuerspeienden Berg von 1200 Fuß Höhe mit 2 Kratern u. einer Solfatara; viel Schwefel u. Kaninchen; 190 Ew.; 2) Insel aus dem Archipelagus Santa Cruz (Westliches Polynesien), mit einem 2000 Fuß hohen feuerspeienden Berge; entdeckt von Mendaña 1596, wiedergefunden von Carteret 1766; 3) Insel in der Dampiersstraße bei Neu-Britannien, mit feuerspeiendem Berge.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Volcano — (volcán en inglés) puede referirse a: Lugares: Islas: Islas Volcano, en Japón; Localidades: Volcano, pueblo en el estado estadounidense de California; Mundo (California), área no incorporada en el estado estadounidense de California,… … Wikipedia Español
Volcano — Студийный альбом Satyricon Дата выпуска 25 октября 2002 Жанр … Википедия
Volcano W — Bild gesucht BWf1 Höhe 900 m unter d … Deutsch Wikipedia
volcano- — ❖ ♦ Élément de mots composés, tiré de volcan, et signifiant « volcanique et… » Ex. : volcano sédimentaire, adj. || « Trois couches (…) comportant des niveaux volcano sédimentaires assez grossiers » (la Recherche, janv. 1981, p. 734); volcano… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volcano — Volcano, HI U.S. Census Designated Place in Hawaii Population (2000): 2231 Housing Units (2000): 1229 Land area (2000): 56.679805 sq. miles (146.800015 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 56.679805… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Volcano, HI — U.S. Census Designated Place in Hawaii Population (2000): 2231 Housing Units (2000): 1229 Land area (2000): 56.679805 sq. miles (146.800015 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 56.679805 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
volcano — (n.) 1610s, from It. vulcano burning mountain, from L. Vulcanus Vulcan, Roman god of fire, also fire, flames, volcano (see VULCAN (Cf. Vulcan)). The name was first applied to Mt. Etna by the Romans, who believed it was the forge of Vulcan … Etymology dictionary
volcano — [väl kā′nō, vôlkā′nō] n. pl. volcanoes or volcanos [It < L Volcanus,VULCAN] 1. a vent in the earth s crust through which molten rock (lava), rock fragments, gases, ashes, etc. are ejected from the earth s interior: a volcano is active while… … English World dictionary
volcano — index outburst Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
