supervolcano
supervolcano noun: a powerful volcano, often having an explosive or cataclysmic eruption.
Noun
supervolcano (plural supervolcanoes or supervolcanos)
- A powerful volcano, often having an explosive or cataclysmic eruption.
- Mosaic of Olympus Mons on Mars. The supervolcano is nearly 600 kilometers wide at the base and 25 kilometers high and is capped by a crater 65 kilometers in diameter. It is about five times larger than the most massive volcanic cone on earth, Mauna Loa in Hawaii.1983, Louis Berman, John C. Evans, Exploring the Cosmos, →ISBN, page 178
- The stone went dark, and instantly the supervolcano burst with an unthinkable blast. A miles-deep plug of dark and hot earth flew upward, followed by a tremendous expanding cloud. Swirling, dense substance spread and thickened [...]1984, Richard Monaco, Runes, →ISBN, page 64
- Synonyms:
- hypervolcano
Synonyms of supervolcano
Forms of supervolcano
| plural | supervolcanoes |
|---|---|
| plural | supervolcanos |
Origin of supervolcano
From super- + volcano.
Words formed from supervolcano
Questions about supervolcano
- What does supervolcano mean?
- Supervolcano means a powerful volcano, often having an explosive or cataclysmic eruption.
- What part of speech is supervolcano?
- Supervolcano is a noun.
- What is the plural of supervolcano?
- The plural of supervolcano is supervolcanoes.
Words near supervolcano in the dictionary
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