Vallisneria
         n 1: eelgrass; eel grass [syn: {Vallisneria}, {genus
               Vallisneria}]

English Dictionary: vollziehen	by the DICT Development Group
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Vallisneria spiralis n submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia Synonym(s): tape grass, eelgrass, wild celery, Vallisneria spiralis
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Viola canadensis n tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks Synonym(s): Canada violet, tall white violet, white violet, Viola canadensis
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Viola canina n Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet [syn: {dog violet}, heath violet, Viola canina]
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Viola conspersa n violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers Synonym(s): American dog violet, Viola conspersa
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Volcan de Colima n an active volcano in southwestern Mexico [syn: Colima, Nevado de Colima, Volcan de Colima]
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volcanic adj relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes; "volcanic steam"; "volcanic islands such as Iceland"; "a volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions" explosively unstable; "a volcanic temper" igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt; "volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian"
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volcanic crater n a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano Synonym(s): volcanic crater, crater
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volcanic eruption n the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material Synonym(s): volcanic eruption, eruption
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volcanic glass n a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly
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volcanic rock n extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
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volcanically adv by or like volcanoes; "volcanically created landscape"
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volcanism n the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
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volcano n a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt Synonym(s): vent, volcano a mountain formed by volcanic material
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Volcano Islands n a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas
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volcanology n the branch of geology that studies volcanoes [syn: volcanology, vulcanology]
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vowel sound n a speech sound made with the vocal tract open [syn: vowel, vowel sound] Antonym(s): consonant
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Vulcan n (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
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vulcanisation n process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them Synonym(s): vulcanization, vulcanisation
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vulcanise v undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber" [syn: vulcanize, vulcanise] subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" Synonym(s): vulcanize, vulcanise
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vulcanised adj (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) Synonym(s): cured, vulcanized, vulcanised
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vulcaniser n someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency Synonym(s): vulcanizer, vulcaniser
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vulcanite n a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber Synonym(s): hard rubber, vulcanite, ebonite
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vulcanization n process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them Synonym(s): vulcanization, vulcanisation
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vulcanize v undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber" [syn: vulcanize, vulcanise] subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" Synonym(s): vulcanize, vulcanise
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vulcanized adj (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) Synonym(s): cured, vulcanized, vulcanised
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vulcanized fiber n a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth Synonym(s): fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber
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vulcanizer n someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency Synonym(s): vulcanizer, vulcaniser
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vulcanology n the branch of geology that studies volcanoes [syn: volcanology, vulcanology]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Bilberries}. [Cf. Dan.       b[94]lleb[91]r bilberry, where b[94]lle is perh. akin to E.       ball.]       1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry ({Vaccinium myrtillus});             also, its edible bluish black fruit.                         There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.          2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,             the species {Vaccinium myrtilloides}, {V. c[91]spitosum}             and {V. uliginosum}.
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Tape \Tape\, n. [AS. t[91]ppe a fillet. Cf. {Tapestry},       {Tippet}.]       1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven             fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied             with tape.          2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve             as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.          {Red tape}. See under {Red}.          {Tape grass} (Bot.), a plant ({Vallisneria spiralis}) with             long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish             water; -- called also {fresh-water eelgrass}, and, in             Maryland, {wild celery}.          {Tape needle}. See {Bodkin}, n., 4.
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Velocimeter \Vel`o*cim"e*ter\, n. [L. velox, -ocis, rapid +       -meter.]       An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels,       but especially of projectiles.
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Villakin \Vil"la*kin\, n.       A little villa. [R.] --Gay.
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Violascent \Vi`o*las"cent\, a.       Violescent. [R.]
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Violescent \Vi`o*les"cent\, a. [L. viola a violet.]       Tending to a violet color; violascent.
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Vlissmaki \Vliss*ma"ki\, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       The diadem indris. See {Indris}.
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Volcanian \Vol*ca"ni*an\, a.       Volcanic. [R.] --Keats.
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Volcanic \Vol*can"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]       1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic             heat.          2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous             agencies; as, volcanic tufa.          3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.          {Volcanic bomb}, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of             molten lava having a rounded form.          {Volcanic cone}, a hill, conical in form, built up of             cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.          {Volcanic foci}, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;             the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing             volcanic phenomena are most active.          {Volcanic glass}, the vitreous form of lava, produced by             sudden cooling; obsidian. See {Obsidian}.          {Volcanic mud}, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a             volcano.          {Volcanic rocks}, rocks which have been produced from the             discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of             basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,             scoriaceous, or vitreous.
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Ash \Ash\, n.,       sing. of {Ashes}.          Note: Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection                with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash,                coal which yields a red ash, etc., or as a qualifying                or combining word; as, ash bin, ash heap, ash hole, ash                pan, ash pit, ash-grey, ash-colored, pearlash, potash.          {Bone ash}, burnt powered; bone earth.          {Volcanic ash}. See under {Ashes}.
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Ashes \Ash"es\, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [91]sce, axe;       akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan.       aske, Goth. azgo.]       1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances             remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.          2. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or             when [bd]returned to dust[b8] by natural decay.                         Their martyred blood and ashes sow.   --Milton.                         The coffins were broken open. The ashes were                      scattered to the winds.                     --Macaulay.          3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.                         The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame. --Byron.          {In dust and ashes}, {In sackcloth and ashes}, with humble             expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of             mourning in Eastern lands.          {Volcanic ashes}, [or] {Volcanic ash}, the loose, earthy             matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by             volcanoes.
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Ashes \Ash"es\, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [91]sce, axe;       akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan.       aske, Goth. azgo.]       1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances             remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.          2. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or             when [bd]returned to dust[b8] by natural decay.                         Their martyred blood and ashes sow.   --Milton.                         The coffins were broken open. The ashes were                      scattered to the winds.                     --Macaulay.          3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.                         The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame. --Byron.          {In dust and ashes}, {In sackcloth and ashes}, with humble             expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of             mourning in Eastern lands.          {Volcanic ashes}, [or] {Volcanic ash}, the loose, earthy             matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by             volcanoes.
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Volcanic \Vol*can"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]       1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic             heat.          2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous             agencies; as, volcanic tufa.          3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.          {Volcanic bomb}, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of             molten lava having a rounded form.          {Volcanic cone}, a hill, conical in form, built up of             cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.          {Volcanic foci}, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;             the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing             volcanic phenomena are most active.          {Volcanic glass}, the vitreous form of lava, produced by             sudden cooling; obsidian. See {Obsidian}.          {Volcanic mud}, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a             volcano.          {Volcanic rocks}, rocks which have been produced from the             discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of             basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,             scoriaceous, or vitreous.
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Bomb \Bomb\, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or       buzzing noise, Gr. [?].]       1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.]                         A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck,                      would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber                      beneath.                                             --Bacon.          2. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired             from mortars. See {Shell}.          3. A bomb ketch.          {Bomb chest} (Mil.), a chest filled with bombs, or only with             gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by             its explosion.          {Bomb ketch}, {Bomb vessel} (Naut.), a small ketch or vessel,             very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be             used in naval bombardments; -- called also {mortar             vessel}.          {Bomb lance}, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used             in whale fishing.          {Volcanic bomb}, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape.             [bd]I noticed volcanic bombs.[b8] --Darwin.
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Volcanic \Vol*can"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]       1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic             heat.          2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous             agencies; as, volcanic tufa.          3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.          {Volcanic bomb}, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of             molten lava having a rounded form.          {Volcanic cone}, a hill, conical in form, built up of             cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.          {Volcanic foci}, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;             the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing             volcanic phenomena are most active.          {Volcanic glass}, the vitreous form of lava, produced by             sudden cooling; obsidian. See {Obsidian}.          {Volcanic mud}, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a             volcano.          {Volcanic rocks}, rocks which have been produced from the             discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of             basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,             scoriaceous, or vitreous.
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Volcanic \Vol*can"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]       1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic             heat.          2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous             agencies; as, volcanic tufa.          3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.          {Volcanic bomb}, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of             molten lava having a rounded form.          {Volcanic cone}, a hill, conical in form, built up of             cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.          {Volcanic foci}, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;             the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing             volcanic phenomena are most active.          {Volcanic glass}, the vitreous form of lava, produced by             sudden cooling; obsidian. See {Obsidian}.          {Volcanic mud}, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a             volcano.          {Volcanic rocks}, rocks which have been produced from the             discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of             basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,             scoriaceous, or vitreous.
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Volcanic \Vol*can"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]       1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic             heat.          2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous             agencies; as, volcanic tufa.          3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.          {Volcanic bomb}, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of             molten lava having a rounded form.          {Volcanic cone}, a hill, conical in form, built up of             cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.          {Volcanic foci}, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;             the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing             volcanic phenomena are most active.          {Volcanic glass}, the vitreous form of lava, produced by             sudden cooling; obsidian. See {Obsidian}.          {Volcanic mud}, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a             volcano.          {Volcanic rocks}, rocks which have been produced from the             discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of             basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,             scoriaceous, or vitreous.
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Volcanic \Vol*can"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]       1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic             heat.          2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous             agencies; as, volcanic tufa.          3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.          {Volcanic bomb}, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of             molten lava having a rounded form.          {Volcanic cone}, a hill, conical in form, built up of             cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.          {Volcanic foci}, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;             the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing             volcanic phenomena are most active.          {Volcanic glass}, the vitreous form of lava, produced by             sudden cooling; obsidian. See {Obsidian}.          {Volcanic mud}, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a             volcano.          {Volcanic rocks}, rocks which have been produced from the             discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of             basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,             scoriaceous, or vitreous.
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Volcanic neck \Vol*can"ic neck\ (Geol.)       A column of igneous rock formed by congelation of lava in the       conduit of a volcano and later exposed by the removal of       surrounding rocks.
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Volcanic \Vol*can"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]       1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic             heat.          2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous             agencies; as, volcanic tufa.          3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.          {Volcanic bomb}, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of             molten lava having a rounded form.          {Volcanic cone}, a hill, conical in form, built up of             cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.          {Volcanic foci}, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;             the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing             volcanic phenomena are most active.          {Volcanic glass}, the vitreous form of lava, produced by             sudden cooling; obsidian. See {Obsidian}.          {Volcanic mud}, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a             volcano.          {Volcanic rocks}, rocks which have been produced from the             discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of             basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,             scoriaceous, or vitreous.
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Volcanic wind \Volcanic wind\ (Meteorol.)       A wind associated with a volcanic outburst and due to the       eruption or to convection currents over hot lava.
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Volcanically \Vol*can"ic*al*ly\, adv.       Like a volcano.
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Volcanicity \Vol`can*ic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. volcanicit[82].]       Quality or state of being volcanic; volcanic power.
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Volcanism \Vol"can*ism\, n.       Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.
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Volcanist \Vol"can*ist\, n. [Cf. F. volcaniste, vulcaniste.]       1. One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.          2. One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the             aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a             vulcanist. Cf. {Neptunist}.
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Volcanity \Vol*can"i*ty\, n. [See {Volcanic}, and       {Volcanicity}.]       The quality or state of being volcanic, or volcanic origin;       volcanicity. [R.]
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Volcanization \Vol`can*i*za"tion\, n.       The act of volcanizing, or the state of being volcanized; the       process of undergoing volcanic heat, and being affected by       it.
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Volcanize \Vol"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volcanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Volcanizing}.] [Cf. {Vulcanize}.]       To subject to, or cause to undergo, volcanic heat, and to be       affected by its action.
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Volcanize \Vol"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volcanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Volcanizing}.] [Cf. {Vulcanize}.]       To subject to, or cause to undergo, volcanic heat, and to be       affected by its action.
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Volcanize \Vol"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volcanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Volcanizing}.] [Cf. {Vulcanize}.]       To subject to, or cause to undergo, volcanic heat, and to be       affected by its action.
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Volcano \Vol*ca"no\, n.; pl. {Volcanoes}. [It. volcano, vulcano,       fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See {Vulkan}.]       (Geol.)       A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form,       from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like,       are ejected; -- often popularly called a {burning mountain}.          Note: Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and                lofty mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy                (4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa in Hawaii (14,000 ft.),                Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.), which                are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a                volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great                size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has a maximum length                of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside                the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of                subordinate craters.
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Volcano \Vol*ca"no\, n.; pl. {Volcanoes}. [It. volcano, vulcano,       fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See {Vulkan}.]       (Geol.)       A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form,       from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like,       are ejected; -- often popularly called a {burning mountain}.          Note: Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and                lofty mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy                (4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa in Hawaii (14,000 ft.),                Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.), which                are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a                volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great                size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has a maximum length                of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside                the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of                subordinate craters.
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{Half volley}.             (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball immediately after is has                   touched the ground.             (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball so that after touching                   the ground it flies towards the top of the wicket.                   --R. A. Proctor.          {On the volley}, at random. [Obs.] [bd]What we spake on the             volley begins work.[b8] --Massinger.          {Volley gun}, a gun with several barrels for firing a number             of shots simultaneously; a kind of mitrailleuse.
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Vowelism \Vow"el*ism\, n.       The use of vowels. [R.]
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Vulcan \Vul"can\, n. [L. Vulcanus, Volcanus: cf. Skr. ulk[be] a       firebrand, meteor. Cf. {Volcano}.] (Rom. Myth.)       The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; --       answering to the Greek Heph[91]stus.
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Vulcan powder \Vul"can pow"der\       A dynamite composed of nitroglycerin (30 parts), sodium       nitrate (52.5), charcoal (10.5), and sulphur (7), used in       mining and blasting.
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Vulcanian \Vul*ca"ni*an\, a. [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.) Volcanic.
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Vulcanic \Vul*can"ic\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; Vulcanian.          2. Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically, relating to             the geological theory of the Vulcanists, or Plutonists.
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Vulcanicity \Vul`can*ic"i*ty\, n.       Volcanicity.
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Vulcanism \Vul"can*ism\, n.       Volcanism.
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Vulcanist \Vul"can*ist\, n.       A volcanist.
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Vulcanite \Vul"can*ite\, n.       Hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion       of sulphur.
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Vulcanization \Vul`can*i*za"tion\, n. [See {Vulcan}.]       The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha,       or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by       heating with sulphur under pressure.
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Vulcanize \Vul"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vulcanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Vulcanizing}.]       To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber,       by the process of vulcanization.          {Vulcanized fiber}, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber,             chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to             form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness,             etc. --Knight.          {Vulcanized rubber}, India rubber, vulcanized.
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Vulcanize \Vul"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vulcanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Vulcanizing}.]       To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber,       by the process of vulcanization.          {Vulcanized fiber}, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber,             chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to             form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness,             etc. --Knight.          {Vulcanized rubber}, India rubber, vulcanized.
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Vulcanize \Vul"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vulcanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Vulcanizing}.]       To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber,       by the process of vulcanization.          {Vulcanized fiber}, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber,             chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to             form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness,             etc. --Knight.          {Vulcanized rubber}, India rubber, vulcanized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulcanize \Vul"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vulcanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Vulcanizing}.]       To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber,       by the process of vulcanization.          {Vulcanized fiber}, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber,             chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to             form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness,             etc. --Knight.          {Vulcanized rubber}, India rubber, vulcanized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulcanizer \Vul"can*i`zer\, n.       One who, or that which, vulcanizes; esp., an apparatus for       vulcanizing caoutchouc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulcanize \Vul"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vulcanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Vulcanizing}.]       To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber,       by the process of vulcanization.          {Vulcanized fiber}, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber,             chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to             form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness,             etc. --Knight.          {Vulcanized rubber}, India rubber, vulcanized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulcano \Vul*ca"no\, n.       A volcano. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulcanology \Vul`can*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Vulcan}, and {-logy}.]       The science which treats of phenomena due to plutonic action,       as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc. [R.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valley Center, CA (CDP, FIPS 81736)       Location: 33.21740 N, 117.01099 W       Population (1990): 1711 (686 housing units)       Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 92082    Valley Center, KS (city, FIPS 73250)       Location: 37.83520 N, 97.37347 W       Population (1990): 3624 (1340 housing units)       Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67147
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valley County, ID (county, FIPS 85)       Location: 44.74419 N, 115.55960 W       Population (1990): 6109 (6640 housing units)       Area: 9526.5 sq km (land), 144.1 sq km (water)    Valley County, MT (county, FIPS 105)       Location: 48.35551 N, 106.66275 W       Population (1990): 8239 (5304 housing units)       Area: 12745.2 sq km (land), 365.6 sq km (water)    Valley County, NE (county, FIPS 175)       Location: 41.57014 N, 98.97743 W       Population (1990): 5169 (2469 housing units)       Area: 1471.5 sq km (land), 6.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vilas County, WI (county, FIPS 125)       Location: 46.05334 N, 89.51264 W       Population (1990): 17707 (20225 housing units)       Area: 2260.6 sq km (land), 375.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Volcano, CA       Zip code(s): 95689    Volcano, HI (CDP, FIPS 72350)       Location: 19.49766 N, 155.23729 W       Population (1990): 1516 (887 housing units)       Area: 146.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 96785
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vulcan, MI       Zip code(s): 49892    Vulcan, MO       Zip code(s): 63675
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Vulcan nerve pinch n.   [from the old "Star Trek" TV series via    Commodore Amiga hackers] The keyboard combination that forces a    soft-boot or jump to ROM monitor (on machines that support such a    feature).   On many micros this is Ctrl-Alt-Del; on Suns, L1-A; on    Macintoshes, it is - or --!    Also called {three-finger salute}.   Compare {quadruple bucky}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VLSM          {Variable Length Subnet Masks}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VULCAN          1. Wayne Ratliff ca. 1980.   CP/M port of JPLDIS which evolved       into dBASE II.          2. The dBASE-like interpreter and compiler sold by RSPI with       their Emerald Bay product.   [same as 1?]          3. Early string manipulation language.   "VULCAN - A String       Handling Language with Dynamic Storage Control", E.P. Storm et       al, Proc FJCC 37, AFIPS (Fall 1970).          4. Kahn et al, Xerox PARC.   Concurrent object orientation and       logic programming.   An object-oriented preprocessor for FCP.       "Vulcan: Logical Concurrent Objects", K. Kahn et al in       Research Directions in Object- Oriented Programming,       A.B. Shriver et al eds, MIT Press 1987.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Vulcan death grip          A variant of {Vulcan nerve pinch} derived from a Star       Trek {classic} epsisode where a non-existant "Vulcan death       grip" was used to fool Romulans that Spock had killed Kirk.          (1996-10-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Vulcan nerve pinch          (Or "three-finger salute", Vulcan death grip; from       the old "Star Trek" TV series via {Commodore} {Amiga}       {hackers}) The keyboard combination that forces a {soft boot}       or jump to {ROM monitor} (on machines that support such a       feature).          On an Amiga this is done with Ctrl/Right Amiga/Left Amiga; on       {IBM PC}s and many {microcomputers} it is Ctrl/Alt/Del; on       {Suns}, L1-A; on some {Macintoshes}, it is -       switch>!   Silicon Graphics users are obviously the most       dextrous however, as these machines use the five-finger       combination: Left Shift/Left Ctrl/Left Alt/Keypad Divide/F12.          Compare {quadruple bucky}.          [{Jargon File}]          (2000-04-04)