fumarola

Czech

Noun

fumarola f

  1. fumarole (an opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic activity)

Further reading

  • fumarola in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fumarola in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

FWOTD – 14 October 2015

Etymology

From Neapolitan fumarola[1], from Late Latin fūmāriolum, diminutive of fūmārium (chimney), from Latin fumus (smoke), 16th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fu.ma.ˈrɔ.la/

Noun

fumarola f (plural fumarole)

  1. (volcanology) fumarole (opening in the ground that emits gases)
    • 2001, Michele Lauro, Il libro dei perché, Giunti Junior, page 61:
      Le fumarole sono bocche dalle quali i gas vulcanici ad alta temperatura fuoriescono nell’atmosfera.
      Fumaroles are vents from which high-temperature volcanic gases leak out into the atmosphere.
  2. (geological oceanography) smoker (hydrothermal vent on the seabed)
    • 2007, Thomas M. Smith, Robert Leo Smith, Elementi di ecologia, 6th edition, Pearson, page 525:
      Le fumarole bianche sono ricche in solfuro di zinco, []
      White smokers are rich in zinc sulfur, []

Descendants

References

  1. Vocabolario Treccani

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian fumarola.

Noun

fumarola f (plural fumarolas)

  1. fumarole (opening in the ground that emits gases)

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Italian fumarola.

Noun

fumarola f (plural fumarolas)

  1. fumarole (opening in the ground that emits gases)
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