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Webster 1913 Edition


Vulcanian

Vul-ca′ni-an

,
Adj.
[L.
Vulcanius
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; hence, of or pertaining to works in iron or other metals.
Ingenious allusions to the
Vulcanian
panoply which Achilles lent to his feebler friend.
Macaulay.
2.
(Geol.)
Volcanic.

Definition 2024


Vulcanian

Vulcanian

English

Adjective

Vulcanian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the god Vulcan.
  2. Of or pertaining to works in iron or other metals.
  3. (geology, archaic) volcanic
  4. Of or pertaining to the hypothetical Solar System planet Vulcan or proposed asteroid belt in the same orbit about the Sun

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