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Vulkan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • volcano noun An opening in the Earth's surface, usually on a mountain, through which molten rock, ash, and gas escape from below.
  • Vulcan noun In fiction, a member of a logical, emotionally restrained alien species from the Star Trek universe.

Senses

Vulkan is used for these senses in English:

  • volcano A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

Vulcan — full definition

  1. noun In fiction, a member of a logical, emotionally restrained alien species from the Star Trek universe.
  2. noun A person who seems unusually unemotional, logical, or analytical.
  3. noun A blacksmith or metalworker, an old and now rare usage.

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