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cryovolcano

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɹaɪ.əʊ.vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/
  • General-American: /ˌkɹaɪ.oʊ.vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, geography, geology, natural-sciences, planetology, volcanology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos)der.? Latin Vulcānusbor. Italian Vulcano Italian vulcanobor. English volcano English cryovolcano From cryo- + volcano.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 冰火山 (bing1 fo2 saan1) — cryovolcano
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冰火山 (bīnghuǒshān) — cryovolcano
  • Czech: kryovulkanismus — cryovolcano
  • Dutch: cryovulkaan — cryovolcano
  • Esperanto: glacia vulkano — cryovolcano
  • Finnish: kryovulkanismi — cryovolcano
  • French: cryovolcan — cryovolcano
  • Galician: criovolcán — cryovolcano
  • German: Kryovulkan — cryovolcano
  • Greek: κρυοηφαίστειο (kryoïfaísteio) — cryovolcano
  • Icelandic: lághitaeldstöð — cryovolcano
  • Italian: criovulcano — cryovolcano
  • Japanese: 氷の火山 (kōrinokazan) — cryovolcano
  • Korean: 얼음화산 (eoreumhwasan) — cryovolcano
  • Norwegian: isvulkan — cryovolcano
  • Polish: kriowulkan — cryovolcano
  • Portuguese: criovulcão — cryovolcano
  • Russian: криовулка́н (kriovulkán) — cryovolcano
  • Slovak: kryovulkán — cryovolcano
  • Slovene: kriovulkan — cryovolcano
  • Spanish: criovolcán — cryovolcano
  • Swedish: isvulkan — cryovolcano
  • Vietnamese: núi lửa băng — cryovolcano