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单词 volcan
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volcann.

Brit. /ˈvɒlkən/, /vɒlˈkan/, U.S. /ˈvɔlkən/, /ˈvɑlkən/, /ˌvɔlˈkɑn/, /ˌvɑlˈkɑn/
Forms: 1500s– volcan, 1900s– volcán.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: French volcan; Spanish volcán.
Etymology: < (i) Middle French, French volcan (1598; 1575 as vulcan ), and its etymon (ii) Spanish volcán (see Vulcan n.). Compare Portuguese volcão (14th cent. as volcan ). Compare earlier Vulcan n. 3 and later volcano n. and foreign-language forms cited at those entries.
A volcano. Frequently (now only) as the first element in the names of volcanoes in Spanish-speaking countries. Cf. Vulcan n. 3.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > volcano > [noun]
Vulcan?a1425
volcan1577
volcano1613
furnace1660
volcanello1669
volcano mountain1693
pseudo-volcano1794
mud volcano1816
salse1831
stratovolcano1894
shield volcano1911
1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes i. f. 31 Other Sulphur..founde nigh vnto the Volcan of Nicaraga.
1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. xxiv. 193 Of the Volcans or Vents of fire.
a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 190 The like Volcans or Fiery Eruptions happen sometimes in the Land subjected to the Sea.
1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World viii. 225 Then..the Volcan of Guatimala appeared in sight.
1850 J. R. Lowell New Year's Eve ii If we..our faces turned When volcan glares set all the east aglow.
1893 H. R. Haggard Montezuma's Daughter xv. 114 Those that have seen the sun rise over the volcans of Tenoctitlan.
1978 Herpetologica 34 355/2 This site is located on the southeast slope of the volcan Osorno at an elevation of 480 m.
1999 J. Terborgh Requiem for Nature (2004) v. 70 Volcán Colima is..set in majestic conifer forests and capped with a glistening, snow-clad pinnacle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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