Look up: Volcano

1. volcano
   (1) A vent in the planetary surface through which magma and associated gases and ash erupt. (2) The form or structure produced by the erupted materials.
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2. Volcano
   When a volcano erupts, it spews out lava and gases from deep inside the Earth . The Cretaceous period was a time of high volcanic activity.
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3. Volcano
   A point on the Earth's surface where magma erupts and accumulates.
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4. volcano
   [n] - a mountain formed by volcanic material
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5. Volcano
   A mountain which lava comes out of in some way or other.
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6. Volcano
   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
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7. volcano
   A mountain,usually conical in shape,known to be volcanically dormant,or in activity,with magma of molten rock or gases erupting to the surface through an opening on the earth`s crust Category: Management in the public and private sector • a vent or chimney which connects a reservoir of m...
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8. Volcano
   Vol·ca'no noun ; plural Volcanoes . [ Italian volcano , vulcano , from Latin Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See Vulkan .] (Geol.) A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which...
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9. volcano
   Origin: It. Volcano, vulcano, fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See Vulkan. ... <geology> 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. ... Volcanoes include...
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10. volcano
    noun a mountain formed by volcanic material
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11. Volcano
    • (n.) 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.
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12. volcano
    vent in the crust of the Earth or other planet or satellite, from which issue eruptions of molten rock, hot rock fragments, and hot gases. A volcanic ... [46 related articles]
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13. volcano
    volcano; vulcano 1. A vent in the surface of the Earth through which magma and associated gases and ash erupt; also, the form or structure, usually conical, that is produced by the ejected material. 2. Any eruption of material; such as, mud, that resembles a magmatic volcano. 3. Obsolete spelling: vulcano.
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14. Volcano
    An elevated area of land created from the release of lava and ejection of ash and rock fragments from and volcanic vent.
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15. volcano
    volcano, vents or fissures in the earth's crust through which gases, molten rock, or lava, and solid fragments are discharged. Their study is called volcanology. The term volcano is commonly applied both to the vent and to the conical mountain (cone) built up around the vent by the erupted rock mate...
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16. Volcano
    A volcano is a vent in the earth's crust from which molten rock, ashes and steam are ejected. The lava tends in time to heap up a conical eminence round the vent, thus forming the crater or cup, or even a volcanic mountain.
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17. Volcano
    Volcano is a disaster thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann and Don Cheadle in a story about volcanic activity threatening to destroy the city of Los Angeles. Volcano was directed by Mick Jackson in 1997.
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18. volcano
    Click images to enlargeCrack in the Earth's crust through which hot magma (molten rock) and gases well up. The magma is termed lava when it reaches the surface. A volcanic mountain, usually cone-shaped with a crater on top, is formed around the opening, or vent, by the build-up of solidified lava and ash (rock...
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19. Volcano
    A vent in the surface of the Earth through which magma and associated gases and ash erupt; also, the form or structure, usually conical, that is produced by the ejected material.
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20. Volcano
    An opening in the crust that has allowed magma to reach the surface.
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21. Volcano
    A vent in the surface of the Earth through which magma and associated gases and ash erupt; also, the form or structure (usually conical) that is produced by the ejected material.
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22. Volcano
    Intraplate volcanism has also been postulated to be caused by mantle plumes. These so-called "hotspots", for example Hawaii, are postulated to arise from upwelling diapirs from the core-mantle boundary, 3,000 km deep in the Earth. Etymology: The word volcano is derived from the name...
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23. Volcano
    (Edie Brickell album) Name = Volcano | Type = Album | Artist = Edie Brickell | Cover = Edie Brickell - Volcano.jpg | Released = October 14, 2003 | Recorded = | Genre = Alternative rock, folk rock | Length = 54:41 | Label = Cherry/Universal | Producer = Charlie Sexton | Reviews = Last album = ...
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24. Volcano
    (South Park) "`Volcano`" is the third episode of the first season of the animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 27, 1997. In the episode, the four main characters, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny, go on a hunt...
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25. Volcano
    (disambiguation) A `volcano` is a geological landform usually generated by the eruption through a vent in a planet`s surface of magma. `Volcano` may also refer to: Geographical : Islands : Towns : Volcanoes : Film and television : Music : Bands : Albums : Songs : Other : See also :
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