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Volcano

🔄 Synonyms of "Volcano"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
craternoun	(astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
ventnoun	An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Volcano"

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Word	Definition
craternoun	(astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
ventnoun	An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
volcanicnoun	A volcanic rock.
eruptionnoun	A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
mountainnoun	(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
ashnoun	Solid remains of a fire.
rashnoun	(dermatology, medicine) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
stratovolcanonoun	(volcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.
calderanoun	(volcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
maarnoun	(geology, volcanology) A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.
volcanic fieldnoun	(volcanology) A localized area of the earth's crust with clusters of volcanic vents that have their own magma supply.
rift zonenoun	A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.
fluctusnoun	(astronomy, geology) An area covered by outflow from a volcano.
hydrothermal ventnoun	a hot spring, on the floor of the ocean, mostly along the central axes of the mid-ocean ridges, where heated fluids emerge from fissures in the Earth's crust.
hot spotnoun	(computing) (Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
spatter conenoun	A conical mound of lava fragments around the central vent of a volcano.
magmaspherenoun	(geology, astronomy) A sphere of magma at the centre of a rocky planet or moon of sufficiently large size
peace vallisnoun	(planetology) A valley within Gale Crater near the landing site (Bradbury Landing) of the Curiosity rover on the planet Mars.
volcanoplotnoun	Alternative form of volcano plot. [A form of scatter plot of statistical significance.]
acheron fossaenoun	(astronomy) an area of intense tectonic activity on the surface of Mars; photographed in detail by Mars Express