Dictionary

volcanic winter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /vɔlˌkænɪk ˈwɪntəɹ/ (General-American)
• /vɑlˌkænɪk ˈwɪntəɹ/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /vɒlˌkænɪk ˈwɪntə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [-ˈwɪnəɹ] (General-American)
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Etymology

From volcanic + winter.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • People who lived through the Year Without a Summer, 1816, had no way to know at the time that they were living through a volcanic winter; some thought that the end times were beginning.

Forms

Coordinates

nuclear winter · impact winter

Translations (35)

lt vulkaninė žiemà (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · sv vulkanvinter (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · es invierno volcánico (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · ca hivern volcànic (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · ja 火山の冬 (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · sk vulkanická zima (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · hu vulkáni tél (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · af vulkaanwinter (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · sk sopečná zima (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · fa زمستان آتشفشانی (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · nn vulkanvinter (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · fr hiver volcanique (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · id musim dingin vulkanik (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · hu vulkanikus tél (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · cv вулкан хыҫҫин хӗлӗ (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · sq dimri vullkanik (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · uk вулканічна зима́ (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · de vulkanischer Winter (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · he חורף געשי (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · ru вулкани́ческая зима́ (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · el ηφαιστειακός χειμώνας (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · pl zima wulkaniczna (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · nl vulcanische winter (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · oc ivèrn volcanic (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · ar شتاء بركاني (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · vi mùa đông núi lửa (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · cmn 火山冬天 (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · fi tulivuorenpurkauksen vaikutukset ilmastoon (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · pt inverno vulcânico (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · th ฤดูหนาวจากภูเขาไฟ (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · ka ვულკანური ზამთარი (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · cs sopečná zima (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · ko 화산 겨울 (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · bg вулканична зи́ма (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption) · tr volkanik kış (reduction in global temperatures after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption)