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VULCANIAN
Etymology
Adjective
Vulcanian (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the god Vulcan.
Of or pertaining to working in iron or other metals.
(geology, archaic) volcanic.
Of or pertaining to the hypothetical Solar System planet Vulcan or proposed asteroid belt in the same orbit about the Sun.
Source: Wiktionary
Vul*ca"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Vulcanius.]
1. Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; hence, of or pertaining to works in iron or other metals. Ingenious allusions to the Vulcanian panoply which Achilles lent to his feebler friend. Macaulay.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Volcanic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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