English noun: volcano |
1. | volcano (object) a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt |
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| Synonyms | vent |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure |
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| Domain category members | active, eructation, eruption, extravasation |
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2. | volcano (object) a mountain formed by volcanic material |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mount, mountain |
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| Instance hyponym | Asama, Cameroon, Citlaltepetl, Colima, Cotacachi, Cotopaxi, Demavend, El Misti, Etna, Fuego, Fuji, Fuji-san, Fujinoyama, Fujiyama, Galeras, Guallatiri, Huainaputina, Klyuchevskaya, Krakatao, Krakatau, Krakatoa, Lascar, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Mount Asama, Mount Etna, Mount Fuji, Mount Orizaba, Mount Pinatubo, Mount Saint Helens, Mount St. Helens, Mount Vesuvius, Mt Etna, Mt Orizaba, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Vesuvius, Nevado de Colima, Nyamuragira, Nyiragongo, Pasto, Pico de Orizaba, Pinatubo, Purace, Sangay, Tupungatito, Vesuvius, Volcan de Colima |
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| Part holonym | crater, volcanic crater |
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