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English
Etymology
From Latin Vulcanus of Etruscan origin, but unknown meaning. Perhaps related to Greek polytonic|�ῦ� (pyr) "fire" and καίειν (kaiein) "to burn."
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- context|Roman mythology The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, principally blacksmiths.
#: ''The goddess Venus was the wife of Vulcan.
- astronomy|historical A theoretical planet proposed to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun in a 19th-century hypothesis.
- science fiction A fictional planet in the w:Star Trek|Star Trek universe.
- science fiction A member of the humanoid race inhabiting the fictional planet Vulcan; the race is noted for lack of emotion and adherence to logic.
- science fiction The language spoken by these humanoids.
- slang pejorative A person who seems to lack emotion or is overly analytical and boring.
- A town in southern Alberta, Canada.
Synonyms
italbrac|Roman mythology: Hephaestus italbrac|Greek name
Translations
trans-top|Roman god of fire
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Korean: �카�� (bulkanuseu)
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trans-top|fictional planet in Star Trek
:Romanian: t-|ro|Vulcan
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trans-top|member of the humanoid race inhabiting the fictional planet Vulcan
:Romanian: t|ro|vulcanian m, t|ro|vulcanian� f
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trans-top|the language spoken by these humanoids
:Romanian: t|ro|vulcanian�
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Related terms
top2
volcano
Vulcanalia
Vulcanean / Vulcanian
vulcanic
vulcanicity
vulcanism
vulcanist
mid2
vulcanite
vulcanization
vulcanize
vulcanological
vulcanologist
vulcanology
See also
pedialite|Vulcan (mythology)
pedialite|Vulcan (Star Trek)
pedialite|Vulcan (hypothetical planet)
pedialite|Vulcan, Alberta
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