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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VESUVIAN

(The mineral), C19 (the match): both named after Vesuvius.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VESUVIAN

vesuvian  [vɪˈsuːvɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VESUVIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vesuvian is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VESUVIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vesuvian

Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure. Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. That eruption ejected a cloud of stones, ash and fumes to a height of 33 km, spewing molten rock and pulverized pumice at the rate of 1.5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing a hundred thousand times the thermal energy released by the Hiroshima bombing. An estimated 16,000 people died due to hydrothermal pyroclastic flows. The only surviving eyewitness account of the event consists of two letters by Pliny the Younger to the historian Tacitus. Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years.

Definition of vesuvian in the English dictionary

The definition of vesuvian in the dictionary is a match for lighting cigars; fusee.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VESUVIAN


alluvion
əˈluːvɪən
antediluvian
ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən
avian
ˈeɪvɪən
Bolivian
bəˈlɪvɪən
diluvian
daɪˈluːvɪən
Jugoslavian
ˌjuːɡəʊˈslɑːvɪən
Latvian
ˈlætvɪən
Maldivian
mɔːlˈdɪvɪən
Moldavian
mɒlˈdeɪvɪən
Moravian
məˈreɪvɪən
oblivion
əˈblɪvɪən
Octavian
ɒkˈteɪvɪən
Peruvian
pəˈruːvɪən
pluvian
ˈpluːvɪən
postdiluvian
ˌpəʊstdɪˈluːvɪən
Scandinavian
ˌskændɪˈneɪvɪən
Servian
ˈsɜːvɪən
Vitruvian
vɪˈtruːvɪən
Vivian
ˈvɪvɪən
Yugoslavian
ˌjuːɡəʊˈslɑːvɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VESUVIAN

vestigium
vestimental
vestimentary
vesting
vestiture
vestless
vestlike
Vestmann Islands
Vestmannaeyjar
vestment
vestmental
vestral
vestries
vestry
vestryman
vestrymen
vestural
vesture
vesturer
vesuvianite

WORDS THAT END LIKE VESUVIAN

Asian
Asimovian
Australian
Batavian
Brian
Canadian
chavian
Chekhovian
Chekovian
Christian
Harrovian
Hungarian
Indian
Indonesian
Italian
Jovian
lesbian
Nabokovian
Shavian
subclavian

Synonyms and antonyms of vesuvian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vesuvian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VESUVIAN

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维苏威
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vesuvian
570 millions of speakers

English

vesuvian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Vesuvian
380 millions of speakers
ar

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vesuvian
280 millions of speakers

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Vesuvian
278 millions of speakers

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vesuvian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেশলাইবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

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vesuvian
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vesuvian
190 millions of speakers

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vesuvian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベスビアン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

vesuvian
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vesuvian
85 millions of speakers
vi

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vesuvian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vesuvian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Vesuvian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

volkanik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vesuviano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Vesuvian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Vesuvian
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Vesuvian
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Vesuvian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vesuvian
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Vesuvian
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

vesuvian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vesuvian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VESUVIAN»

The term «vesuvian» is normally little used and occupies the 122.328 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VESUVIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vesuvian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vesuvian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VESUVIAN»

Discover the use of vesuvian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vesuvian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aditi and Her Friends Take on the Vesuvian Giant
Suniti Namjoshi. “I think the giant lives under all the stones and gravel where the volcano has caved in,” Beautiful told them. “Yes, and I think that the steam is the giant breathing,” Baby Shark added. “The Sibyl wouldn't lie. That's not what she ...
Suniti Namjoshi, 2007
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The Quarterly Journal
Vesuvian. Scapolite. Augite. Chondrodite. Spinel-ruby (Pleonaste). Felspar, with a greasy lustre and of a greyish colour. Mica, light greenish grey ; rare. Sphenc. Magnetic iron. Magnetic pyrites. Molybdenum-glance. Garnet and vesuvian occur  ...
Geological Society of London, 1853
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The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
Vesuvian. Scapolite. Augite. Chondrodite. Spiuel-ruby (Pleonaste). Felspar, with a greasy lustre and of a greyish colour. Mica, light greenish grey ; rare. Sphene. Magnetic iron. Magnetic pyrites. Molybdenum-glance. Gamet and vesuvian occur  ...
‎1853
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Apolline Project: Studies on Vesuvius' north slope and the ...
This is short of what Dio introduced with the giants' appearance in his Vesuvian narrative. In the composition and subsequent selection of the Florus letter, Cas- siodorus rhetorically manipulates the volcanological event which we consider as  ...
Girolamo F. De Simone, Roger T. Macfarlane, 2009
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Regional Architecture in the Mediterranean Area
In this way, the conservation work at Herculaneum will hopefully also be a step towards the preservation of the more widespread traditional building techniques and heritage in the Vesuvian area. Moreover, this work could be a way of ...
Alessandro Bucci, Luigi Mollo, 2010
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Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington
Crater of Vesuvian type, without central cone. Features due to erosion are omitted. Eventually the reissue of lava builds a new cone inside the great crater, and this cone, which always carries a crater at top, may grow so as to bury completely ...
Philosophical Society of Washington, Washington, D.C., 1895
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Vesuvian Sigillata at Pompeii
In this volume, Jaye McKenzie-Clark presents the far-reaching results of her examination of the red slip tableware within three regions of the city.
Jaye McKenzie-Clark, 2013
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Notices of Judgment Under the Food and Drugs Act
On November 15, 1915, the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district an information against the Vesuvian Preserving  ...
United States. Food and Drug Administration, 1918
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A System of Mineralogy
of garnet, are the garnet dodecahedron and leucite figure, neither of which occur in vesuvian: garnet is not so transparent as vesuvian: lastly, garnet is not so fusible as vesuvian, and yields rather a black scoria than a translucent glass—b.
Robert Jameson, 1820
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The Moon's Face: A Study of the Origin of Its Features
Ninety- nine times in one hundred the bottom of the lunar crater lies lower than the outer plain ; ninety- nine times in a hundred the bottom (J) of the Vesuvian crater lies higher than the outer plain. Ordinarily the inner height of the lunar crater ...
Grove Karl Gilbert, 1893

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VESUVIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vesuvian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vesuvian Happy Hour al Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio
La cooperativa Sire ha organizzato, per il 27 giugno 2015, il Vesuvian Happy Hour, un aperitivo originale e suggestivo, all'interno del Parco Nazionale del ... «Napolike, Jun 15»
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(Madam Secretary)
... Aussenministerin Elizabeth McCord den Einsatz der Privatarmee Vesuvian. ... Elizabeth erst vor kurzer Zeit den Chef von Vesuvian als Teufel verschrieen hat. «Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, May 15»
3
Roman Cement: Genius from Roman Artisans and Engineers
The Vesuvian components make Roman cement a superior cement that rivals modern standards. The ancient Romans, perhaps, stumbled upon the use of the ... «Decoded Science, Feb 15»
4
Scientists use physics to read scrolls from Herculaneum – but why …
Popular representations of the Vesuvian cities have sometimes played with this idea to good ironic effect. Robert Harris's bestselling novel, Pompeii (2003), has ... «The Conversation UK, Jan 15»
5
'Madam Secretary' recap: Getting lucky
Vesuvian is now in Yemen, where the crowd is getting more aggressive, so the team goes in with dogs and guns. Bess is Facetiming with the Ambassador, who ... «Entertainment Weekly, Sep 14»
6
Madam Secretary Recap 9/28/14: Season 1 Episode 2 “Another …
She wants to talk about Yemen and mentions using discretionary funds to hire private security like Vesuvian. Juliet reminds her that she publicly criticized them ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Sep 14»
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The Myth of Inevitability
It will be launched, with Vesuvian hoopla, on June 10. Her schedule will be incredible for the weeks thereafter–an hour interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, ... «TIME, Jun 14»
8
Some Like It Hot
I always associated him with “V” words — Vesuvian, voracious, voltaic. In his imagination, almost any random remark you dropped could be spun into a potential ... «New York Times, May 14»
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Apolline Project: new discoveries on the dark side of Vesuvius
... and Herculaneum, as well as the new Hollywood blockbuster Pompeii, are testament to the public's thirst for insight into the impact of the Vesuvian eruptions. «Past Horizons Archaeology News, Mar 14»
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The 20 Best Pizzas In The Chicago Area
... from Naples is the star of the operation from her vantage point in front of a hand-tiled wood burning oven crafted from Italian volcanic ash and Vesuvian stone. «Chicagoist, Sep 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Vesuvian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vesuvian>. Apr 2024 ».
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