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Definition of Fumarole
1. n. A hole or spot in a volcanic or other region, from which fumes issue.
Definition of Fumarole
1. Noun. An opening in the crust of an astronomical body that emits steam and gases. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fumarole
1. a hole from which volcanic vapors issue [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fumarole
Literary usage of Fumarole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes by Robert Fiske Griggs, National Geographic Society (U.S.) (1922)
"... A SMALL fumarole The issuing steam, being perfectly clear, is invisible in
the picture. ... fumarole."
2. Geologisches Zentralblatt (1908)
"L'autore espone in questa nota le idee che sull' origine dei vapori acquei che
formano le fumarole, i soffioni ed i geysers gli furono suggerite dalle ..."
3. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1890)
"For two hours the thermometer retained in the orifice of the fumarole ...
The elevation of the fumarole in question was rather under 300 feet above the sea. ..."
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