volcanic winter

English edit

WOTD – 22 April 2024

Etymology edit

An 1888 lithograph of the eruption of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait as it appeared on 27 May 1883. The massive eruption caused a volcanic winter which lasted until 1884.

From volcanic +‎ winter.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vɒlˌkænɪk ˈwɪntə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /vɔlˌkænɪk ˈwɪntəɹ/, [-ˈwɪnəɹ]
Audio (GA): (file)
(cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /vɑlˌkænɪk ˈwɪntəɹ/
Rhymes: -ɪntə(ɹ)
Hyphenation: vol‧can‧ic

Noun edit

volcanic winter (plural volcanic winters)

(climatology) A reduction in global temperatures caused by volcanic ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscuring the Sun and raising Earth's albedo (increasing the reflection of solar radiation) after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption.
Coordinate term: nuclear winter

Translations edit

reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption

Afrikaans: vulkaanwinter
Albanian: dimri vullkanik m
Arabic: شتاء بركاني ?
Bulgarian: вулканична зи́ма f (vulkanična zíma)
Catalan: hivern volcànic m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 火山冬天 (huǒshān dōngtiān)
Chuvash: вулкан хыҫҫин хӗлӗ (vulk̬an h̬yśśin h̬ĕlĕ)
Czech: sopečná zima f
Dutch: vulcanische winter m
Finnish: tulivuorenpurkauksen vaikutukset ilmastoon
French: hiver volcanique m
Georgian: ვულკანური ზამთარი (vulḳanuri zamtari)
German: vulkanischer Winter m
Greek: ηφαιστειακός χειμώνας m (ifaisteiakós cheimónas)
Hebrew: חורף געשי ?
Hungarian: vulkáni tél, vulkanikus tél
Indonesian: musim dingin vulkanik
Japanese: 火山の冬 (かざんのふゆ, kazan no fuyu)
Korean: 화산 겨울 (hwasan gyeoul)
Lithuanian: vulkaninė žiemà f
Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian:
Bokmål: please add this translation if you can

Nynorsk: vulkanvinter m
Occitan: ivèrn volcanic m
Persian: زمستان آتشفشانی
Polish: zima wulkaniczna f
Portuguese: inverno vulcânico m
Russian: вулкани́ческая зима́ (ru) f (vulkaníčeskaja zimá)
Slovak: vulkanická zima f, sopečná zima f
Spanish: invierno volcánico m
Swedish: vulkanvinter (sv) c
Thai: ฤดูหนาวจากภูเขาไฟ
Turkish: volkanik kış
Ukrainian: вулканічна зима́ f (vulkanična zymá)
Vietnamese: mùa đông núi lửa