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Definition of Solfatara
1. n. A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity.
Definition of Solfatara
1. Noun. An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Solfatara
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Medical Definition of Solfatara
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Solfatara
Literary usage of Solfatara
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"... appear to have been formed by thick eruptions,—Lavas 01* the road to solfatara
defer ¡bed.—Specular iron found in one of ..."
2. The Diary of an Invalid: Being the Journal of a Tour in Pursuit of Health by Henry Matthews (1824)
"Murat carried on sulphur works here, for his domestic manufacture of gunpowder.—Three
pounds of stone yield one pound of sulphur. solfatara is the crater of ..."
3. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and (1866)
"Rather more than a mile further west is the solfatara, almost equally familiar
to the Naples sight-seer. Less than another mile, in the same direction, ..."
4. Principles of Geology by Charles Lyell (1842)
"... island of Ischia—Numerous cones thrown up there — Epomeo not an habitual
volcano — Lake Avernus — The solfatara — Renewal of the eruptions of Vesuvius, ..."
5. Adventure Guide Naples, Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast by Marina Carter (2006)
"In fact, it is reported that he was later beheaded near the solfatara. Open daily
from 9 am to one hour before sunset. Closed Sun. ..."
6. The Wonders of Geology: Or, A Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena by Gideon Algernon Mantell, Thomas Rupert Jones (1857)
"30. The Bed of the Ocean. 31. Effects of Currents. 32. Icebergs and Glaciers.
33. Incrusting Springs. 34. Incrustations. to. Lake of the solfatara. 36. ..."
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