单词 | supervolcano |
释义 | supervolcanon. An unusually large volcano capable of producing a massive eruption.In recent sources defined as a volcano with the potential to produce hundreds of cubic kilometres of ejecta, with major effects on the global climate and ecosystem. ΚΠ 1925 H. B. Bridgman Conquering World xxii. 109 There are no such sunsets anywhere as those of the Indian Ocean, when the light cirrus clouds..become one mass of molten fire—a super-volcano, as it were, upside down. 1949 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 57 325/1 In the discussion of The Three Sisters' region no mention is made of E. T. Hodges' ancient supervolcano, Mount Multnomah. 1977 Sci. News 14 May 313 (caption) Olympus Mons..pales beside possible supervolcano on Venus. 2010 B. Clegg Armageddon Sci. 227 The possibility of a supervolcano erupting is terrifying, but the odds are fairly long against it happening in our lifetimes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925 |
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