volcanian en · ADJ
Etymology
Directly from Latin Volcāniānus or from Latin Volcānius + -an within English, from Volcānus + -iānus (“-ian”) or -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”). Doublet of Vulcanian.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Synonym of volcanic, of or related to volcanoes and volcanism.
The colours all inflam'd throughout her train, / She writh'd about, convuls'd with scarlet pain: / A deep volcanian yellow took the place / Of all her milder-mooned body's grace; [...]
1819, John Keats, “Lamia”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, →OCLC, part I, page 12:
- (historical) Synonym of Vulcanian, of or related to former theories concerning the origin of crystalline minerals to subterranean fires.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| volcanean | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most volcanian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more volcanian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| Volcanian | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
volcanic · of or related to former theories concerning the origin of crystalline minerals to subterranean fires · of or related to volcanoes and volcanism · Vulcanian