Vulcan
See also: vulcan
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈvʌlkən/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: Vul‧can
Etymology 1
editFrom Latin Vulcānus, probably from Etruscan although very unclear, but unknown meaning and further origin (see more in Latin entry). Doublet of bolcane and volcano.
Proper noun
editVulcan
- (Roman mythology) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, especially blacksmiths. The Roman counterpart of Hephaestus.
- The goddess Venus was the wife of Vulcan.
- A placename.
- A town in Vulcan County, southern Alberta, Canada.
- A volcano in Papua New Guinea.
- A place in Romania
- A commune of Brașov County, Romania.
- A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.
- A village in the commune of Apold, Mureș County, Romania.
- A village in the commune of Ciuruleasa, Alba County, Romania.
- A place in the United States
- A ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Norway Township, Dickinson County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Iron County, Missouri.
- An inactive volcano in New Mexico, United States.
- (astronomy, historical) A hypothetical planet proposed in the 19th century to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Coined by Jacques Bobinet
- Ellipsis of Vulcan County.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editRoman god of fire
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Theoretical planet
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See also
edit- Vulcan (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vulcan (hypothetical planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vulcan, Alberta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
editFrom Vulcan (etymology 1), from the Star Trek TV series of the 1960s.
Proper noun
editVulcan
- An inhabited planet, the homeworld of the Vulcan species.
- 1998, Harriet Goldhor Lerner, The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life, London, page 159:
- Steve and I explained the new program to our children, who looked at us as if we had just announced that we were from the planet Vulcan.
- A language constructed for the Star Trek franchise, spoken by the fictional Vulcan species.
Noun
editVulcan (plural Vulcans)
- An inhabitant of the planet Vulcan; a species that values a personal emphasis on logic and strict personal emotional control.
- (slang, derogatory) A person who, like the fictional Vulcans, seems to lack emotion or is overly analytical and boring.
Synonyms
edit- (slang): Spock
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom Vulcan (etymology 1).
Noun
editVulcan (plural Vulcans)
Romanian
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Hungarian Volkány, from Old Church Slavonic влькъ (vlĭkŭ, “wolf”).
Proper noun
editVulcan m
- A village in Ciuruleasa, Alba, Romania
- A commune of Brașov, Romania
- A village in Vulcan, Brașov, Romania
- A city in Hunedoara, Romania
- A village in Apold, Mureș, Romania
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editVulcan m
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