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PRONUNCIATION OF KILAUEA

Kilauea  [ˌkiːlɑːuːˈeɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KILAUEA

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determiner
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Kilauea is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KILAUEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kilauea

Kīlauea

Kīlauea is a shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi. Located along the southern shore of the island, the volcano, at 300,000 to 600,000 years old, is the second youngest product of the Hawaiian hotspot and the current eruptive center of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain. Because it lacks topographic prominence and its activities historically coincided with those of Mauna Loa, Kīlauea was once thought to be a satellite of its much larger neighbor. Structurally, Kīlauea has a large, fairly recently formed caldera at its summit and two active rift zones, one extending 125 km east and the other 35 km west, as an active fault line of unknown depth moving vertically an average of 2 to 20 mm per year. Kīlauea's eruptive history has been a long and active one; its name means "spewing" or "much spreading" in the Hawaiian language, referring to its frequent outpouring of lava. The earliest lavas from the volcano date back to its submarine preshield stage, and have been recovered by ROVs from its submerged slopes; other flows have been recovered through core samples.

Definition of Kilauea in the English dictionary

The definition of Kilauea in the dictionary is a crater on the E side of Mauna Loa volcano, on SE Hawaii island: the world's largest active crater. Height: 1247 m. Width: 3 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KILAUEA


Adygea
ˌɑːdɪˈɡeɪə
aldea
ælˈdeɪə
conveyor
kənˈveɪə
Eritrea
ˌɛrɪˈtreɪə
essayer
ˈɛseɪə
Freya
ˈfreɪə
Gaia
ˈɡeɪə
Himalaya
ˌhɪməˈleɪə
kea
ˈkeɪə
layer
ˈleɪə
Malaya
məˈleɪə
Meghalaya
ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə
MP3-player
ˌempiːˈθriːˌpleɪə
multiplayer
ˈmʌltɪˌpleɪə
payer
ˈpeɪə
player
ˈpleɪə
slayer
ˈsleɪə
sprayer
ˈspreɪə
surveyor
sɜːˈveɪə
taxpayer
ˈtæksˌpeɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KILAUEA

Kikuyu
kikuyu grass
Kildare
kilderkin
kilerg
kiley
kilim
Kilimanjaro
Kilkenny
kill
kill oneself
kill the fatted calf
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
kill two birds with one stone
kill-time
killable
killadar
Killarney

WORDS THAT END LIKE KILAUEA

area
azalea
Chelsea
correa
diarrhoea
Equatorial Guinea
flea
guinea
idea
Korea
lea
New Guinea
North Korea
Papua New Guinea
sea
South Korea
Swansea
tea
the sea
yea

Synonyms and antonyms of Kilauea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kilauea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KILAUEA

Find out the translation of Kilauea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

基拉韦厄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kilauea
570 millions of speakers

English

Kilauea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kilauea
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيلاوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Килауэа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kilauea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kilauea
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kilauea
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kilauea
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Translator English - German

Kilauea
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キラウェア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

킬라 우에 아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kilauea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kilauea
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிலாயூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Kilauea
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kilauea
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kilauea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kilauea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кілауеа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kilauea
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Kilauea
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kilauea
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kilauea
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Kilauea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kilauea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KILAUEA»

The term «Kilauea» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.955 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KILAUEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kilauea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KILAUEA»

Discover the use of Kilauea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kilauea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kilauea: Hawaii's Most Active Volcano
Describes the formation of the Hawaiian islands and the continuing eruptions of Mt. Kilauea.
Kathy Furgang, 2001
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Sugar Water: Hawaii's Plantation Ditches
Kilauea Sugar Company, on Kauai's north shore, had to make the best of marginal conditions. Plagued by rocky terrain, small size, few water resources, and its remote, windward location, it never enjoyed the success of other, better- situated ...
Carol Wilcox, 1997
3
Volcanism
Map of the island of Hawaii with prominent shield volcanoes younging from north to south: Kohala, Hualalai, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Most eruptions occur along the rift zones, in historic times especially along the East Rift Zone of ...
Hans-Ulrich Schmincke, 2004
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Explosive Volcanism: Inception, Evolution, and Hazards
Explosive Eruptions of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii 9 ROBERT W. DECKER And ROBERT L. CHRISTIANSEN 17. S. Geological Survey ABSTRACT Although most Kilauea eruptions produce effusive basaltic lavas, about 1 percent of the ...
‎1984
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Earth Processes: Reading the Isotopic Code
In Kilauea lavas some of the variability in La/Yb at low MgO contents (Figure 6b) and the variable Ce/Yb in lavas with similar 87Sr/86Sr (Figure 10) might reflect complex crystal-melt fractionation processes. For example, Nielsen and DeLong  ...
Asish Basu, Stan Hart, 1996
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Volcanoes of the World
Rainier(US-Washington) 1201-03G 1416 Cont .... Kilauea (HawaiianIs) 1302-01- 0 A 1450 t .... ? Acatenango (Guatemala) 1402-08= 1416 .... ? Katla (Iceland-S) 1702-03= 4? -/8 E 1450 > .... ? Wolf (Galápagos) 1503-02= 0 1416 0902 303w?
Lee Siebert, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly, 2010
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Origin and Development of Craters
209 History Kilauea research: Nos. 381, 384 Isostasy of Hawaii: N0. 192 Kilauea cracks, temperatures of: No. 301 Kilauea eruption 1934: Nos. 415—416, 441 Kilauea gases, composition of: No. 295 Kilauea in 1823: N0. 450 Kilauea lava flow, ...
T. A. Jaggar, 1947
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International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology
Thurber (1984) observed velocities near 8.0km secÀ1 at similar depths in his local tomography study of Kilauea. Such high velocities at shallow depths are likely ultrama®c cumulates at the core of the conduit system. From about 12km depth ...
William H.K. Lee, Paul Jennings, Carl Kisslinger, 2002
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Kinoshita, W.T., 1967, May 1963 earthquakes and deformation in the Koae fault zone, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 575- C, p. CI73-C176. Kinoshita, W.T., Koyanagi, R.Y., Wright, T.L., and Fiske, R.S., ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1987
10
Natural Hazards and Disasters
Kilauea looks like a big ledge on Mauna Loa's southeastern flank. Kilauea is now in its main growth stage. Approximately 95% of the part of Kilauea above sea level has grown within the last 1500 years. It has erupted more than 60 times since ...
Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KILAUEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kilauea is used in the context of the following news items.
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6 bed and breakfasts for a relaxing getaway at a secluded beach
Besides easy access to white sand beaches, it's a quick trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to see Kilauea, the world's most active volcano. «Mashable, Jul 15»
2
Kilauea Summit Update - 7/17/15 | Big Island Now
Recent inflation at the summit of Kilauea has switched to deflation, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, who says the switched ... «Big Island Now, Jul 15»
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VOLCANO WATCH: Volcano Alarms Keep HVO Virtually Vigilant 24/7
A series of earthquakes has just occurred at Kilauea's summit, but I can tell that it's routine activity and not a ramp-up towards an eruption. «Big Island Now, Jul 15»
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Kilauea Summit Update - 7/16/15
Kilauea's summit continued to inflate over the past 24 hours, causing the lava lake within the Overlook crater to rise. As of Thursday morning, ... «Big Island Now, Jul 15»
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Kilauea Daily Update issued Jul 15, 2015 09:19 Volcano Alert Level …
Activity Summary: There was little change at Kīlauea's summit over the past day. Inflation continued, but at a slower pace, and the lava lake ... «Newsroom America, Jul 15»
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Kilauea Summit Update - 7/15/15
Only slight changes were noted at the summit of Kilauea over the past day as the rapid DI inflation event ended around noon on Tuesday. «Big Island Now, Jul 15»
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Kilauea Summit Update - 7/14/15
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Kilauea's summit DI deflationary-inflationary cycle switched to inflation early on Tuesday morning. «Big Island Now, Jul 15»
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Kilauea Summit Update - 7/13/15
Tiltmeters at Puʻu ʻŌʻō have not shown any signs of change in tilt as the DI event at the summit of Kilauea is underway. Incandescent ... «Big Island Now, Jul 15»
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Kilauea Daily Update issued Jul 11, 2015 06:24 Volcano Alert Level …
Activity Summary: Kīlauea Volcano continues to erupt at its summit and East Rift Zone. At the summit, the lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu ... «Newsroom America, Jul 15»
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PHOTOS: Kilauea Summit Update - 7/10/15
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that no significant changes have been observed at the summit of Kilauea over the past day. In addition ... «Big Island Now, Jul 15»

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