Vulcan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvʌlkən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vul′kən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Vul•can  (vul′kən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythologythe ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus.
  2. Militarya six-barrel, 20mm U.S. Army antiaircraft gun system mounted on an armored personnel carrier and first deployed in 1968.
  3. Astronomya hypothetical planet nearest the sun whose existence was erroneously postulated to account for perturbations in Mercury's orbit.
  • Latin Vulcānus
  • 1505–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Vulcan / ˈvʌlkən/
  1. the Roman god of fire and metalworking
    Greek counterpart: Hephaestus
Vulcanian / vʌlˈkeɪnɪən/
'Vulcan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hephaestus - Mulciber - Vulcanian - volcano - vulcanian - vulcanite - vulcanize - vulcanology

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