solfatara
solfatara noun: an area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.
Noun
solfatara (plural solfataras or solfatare)
- An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.
- Under these solfataras, (which, at each eruption from the volcano, emitted greater quantities of hot steams) are several hot wells, close to the high-water mark, which, however, seem not to be in the least sulphureous.1778, Johann Reinhold Forster, Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World, on Physical Geography, Natural History, and Ethic Philosophy, page 25
- Holmes calls these active vents solfataras, so evidently we are at the type locality for this kind of thing.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 24
solfatara meaning in Indonesian
solfatara in Indonesian
- area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam
- solfatara
Forms of solfatara
| plural | solfataras |
|---|---|
| plural | solfatare |
Origin of solfatara
From Italian solfatara (“a place where to find sulphates”), from solfato (“sulphate”) + -ara (“suffix that forms place nouns”). More at Italian zolfo (“sulphur”). Itself the name of Solfatara, a volcano near Naples. Compare Sicilian surfatara.
Words formed from solfatara
Questions about solfatara
- What does solfatara mean?
- Solfatara means an area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.
- What is solfatara in Indonesian?
- Solfatara in Indonesian is solfatara. See Solfatara meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is solfatara?
- Solfatara is a noun.
- What is the plural of solfatara?
- The plural of solfatara is solfataras.
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