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hypervolcano

hypervolcano noun: synonym of supervolcano.

Noun

hypervolcano (plural hypervolcanoes or hypervolcanos)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of supervolcano.
    • Yes, there is always the uncertainty of some natural disaster overwhelming the US and precipitating a collapse. The eruption of the hypervolcano under Yellowstone could be such an event, or the collapse of the volcanic cone (forget it's [sic] name) in the Canary Islands sending a tsunami to...2007 August 2, History Doomed To Repeat, at www.unexplained-mysteries.com
    • It's all about your perspective. 80 years ago, EE Smith was writing about the inhabitants of Titan being awed by a creature whose blood was based on molten water. If there were anything living on Pluto (or maybe in the proposed ammonia-slush mantle inside) they would be completely freaked out at...2015 November 09, Volcanoes on Pluto look a lot like those on Earth and Mars, at arstechnica.com
    Synonyms:
    supervolcano

Synonyms of hypervolcano

Forms of hypervolcano

pluralhypervolcanoes
pluralhypervolcanos

Origin of hypervolcano

From hyper- + volcano.

Questions about hypervolcano

What does hypervolcano mean?
Hypervolcano means synonym of supervolcano.
What part of speech is hypervolcano?
Hypervolcano is a noun.
What is the plural of hypervolcano?
The plural of hypervolcano is hypervolcanoes.

Words near hypervolcano in the dictionary

  1. hyperviviparous
  2. hypervolaemia
  3. hypervolaemic
  4. hypervolcanic
  5. hypervolcanically
  6. hypervolcano
  7. hypervolcanoes
  8. hypervolcanos
  9. hypervolemia
  10. hypervolemic
  11. hypervolume

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