Vulcan

Vulcan

See also: vulcan

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvʌl.kən/

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Etymology 1

From Latin Vulcānus, probably from Etruscan although very unclear, but unknown meaning and further origin, possibly related to Biblical Tubal-cain (see more in Latin entry). Doublet of volcano.

Proper noun

Vulcan

Common symbol for the hypothetical planet. Typographic substitute: √.

1. (Roman mythology) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, principally blacksmiths. The Roman counterpart of Hephaestus.

   The goddess Venus was the wife of Vulcan.

2. A placename.
   1. A town in Vulcan County, southern Alberta, Canada.
   2. A volcano in Papua New Guinea.
   3. A place in Romania
      1. A commune of Brașov County, Romania.
      2. A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.
      3. A village in the commune of Apold, Mureș County, Romania.
      4. A village in the commune of Ciuruleasa, Alba County, Romania.
   4. A place in the United States
      1. A ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado.
      2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Norway Township, Dickinson County, Michigan.
      3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Iron County, Missouri.
      4. An inactive volcano in New Mexico, United States.
   5. (astronomy, historical) A hypothetical planet proposed in the 19th century to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Coined by Jacques Bobinet
   6. Ellipsis of Vulcan County.

Derived terms

• Vulcanalia
• Vulcan County
• Vulcanean/ Vulcanian
• vulcanicity
• vulcanic/ Vulcanic
• vulcanism
• vulcanist
• vulcanite
• vulcanization
• vulcanize
• vulcanological
• vulcanologist
• vulcanology

 

Related terms

• volcano

 

Translations

Roman god of fire

Catalan: Vulcà m Cherokee: ᏭᎵᎧᏂ (wulikani) Czech: Vulkán m French: Vulcain (fr) m German: Vulkan (de) m Irish: Bolcán m Japanese: バルカン (Barukan), ウゥルカーヌス (Wurukānusu), ウルカヌス (Urukanusu), ヴァルカン (Varukan) Korean: 불카누스 (bulkanuseu) Manx: Vulcaan m Marathi: व्हल्कन m (vhalkan) Polish: Wulkan (pl) m Portuguese: Vulcano (pt) m Russian: Вулка́н (ru) m (Vulkán) Spanish: Vulcano (es) Vietnamese: Vulcan

Theoretical planet

Cherokee: ᏭᎵᎧᏂ (wulikani) Chinese: Cantonese: 祝融星 Mandarin: 祝融星 Czech: Vulkán m French: Vulcain (fr) German: Vulkan (de) m Irish: Bolcán Japanese: バルカン (Barukan) Marathi: व्हल्कन m (vhalkan) Portuguese: Vulcano (pt) m Russian: Вулка́н (ru) m (Vulkán) Vietnamese: Vulcan

See also

• Vulcan (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vulcan (hypothetical planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vulcan, Alberta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Vulcan (etymology 1), from the Star Trek TV series of the 1960s.

Proper noun

Vulcan

1. (fiction) An inhabited planet, the homeworld of the Vulcan species.
   • 1998, The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life, London, page 159:

     Steve and I explained the new program to our children, who looked at us as if we had just announced that we were from the planet Vulcan.

2. A language constructed for the Star Trek franchise, spoken by the fictional Vulcan species.

Noun

Vulcan (plural Vulcans)

1. (fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Vulcan; a species that values a personal emphasis on logic and strict personal emotional control.
2. . (slang, derogatory) A person who, like the fictional Vulcans, seems to lack emotion or is overly analytical and boring.

Synonyms

• (slang): Spock

Etymology 3

From Vulcan (etymology 1).

Noun

Vulcan (plural Vulcans)

1. (aircraft) The Avro Vulcan, a type of jet-powered British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Cold War.

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Romanian

Etymology

From Hungarian Volkány, from Old Church Slavonic влькъ (vlĭkŭ, “wolf”).

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Proper noun

Vulcan m

1. A village in Ciuruleasa, Alba, Romania
2. A commune of Brașov, Romania
3. A village in Vulcan, Brașov, Romania
4. A city in Hunedoara, Romania
5. A village in Apold, Mureș, Romania