Vulcanian

American  

[vuhl-key-nee-uhn] / vʌlˈkeɪ ni ən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or associated with Vulcan.

2. (lowercase) volcanic.

3. (lowercase) of or relating to metalworking.

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vulcanian British  

/ vʌlˈkeɪnɪən /

adjective

1. geology

   1. of or relating to a volcanic eruption characterized by the explosive discharge of fine ash and large irregular fragments of solidified or viscous lava

   2. a less common word for volcanic

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Etymology

Origin of Vulcanian

1590–1600; < Latin Vulcāni ( us ) of Vulcan + -an

Example Sentences

The sire, his every effort vain, at length Forth to the lofty car, Vulcanian gift, Brings the rash youth.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

How he must grin, and shake his empty noddle in clouds, the Vulcanian epicure!

From The Best Letters of Charles Lamb by Lamb, Charles

This new Achilles, let him take the field, With fated armor, and Vulcanian shield!

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

This, while the Trojans fled, the toughness held; But, vain against the great Vulcanian shield, The mortal-temper'd steel deceiv'd his hand: The shiver'd fragments shone amid the sand.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

Most Noble, most Excellent, most Expert, and most Accurate Inspectors of the Vulcanian Anatomy, and my most real FRIENDS.

From The Golden Calf, Which the World Adores, and Desires by Helvetius, John Frederick