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Meaning of "Volans" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VOLANS

From Latin, literally: flying, from volāre to fly.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VOLANS

Volans  [ˈvəʊlænz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOLANS

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Volans 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 VOLANS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Volans

Volans is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents a flying fish; its name is a shortened form of its original name, Piscis Volans. Volans was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm diameter celestial globe published in 1597 in Amsterdam by Plancius with Jodocus Hondius. The first depiction of this constellation in a celestial atlas was in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.

Definition of Volans in the English dictionary

The definition of Volans in the dictionary is a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Carina and Hydrus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOLANS


banns
bænz
bans
bænz
Cairns
kænz
cans
kænz
glans
ɡlænz
Octans
ˈɒktænz
perforans
ˈpɜːfəˌrænz
Prestonpans
ˌprɛstənˈpænz
quadrans
ˈkwɒdrænz
Raybans
ˈreɪˌbænz
sans
sænz
Tans
tænz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOLANS

Voiotia
voip
voir dire
voisinage
voiture
voiturier
voivode
voivodeship
Voivodina
Vojvodina
vol-au-vent
vol.
vola
volable
volage
volant
volante
Volantis
Volapuk

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOLANS

Afrikaans
Balkans
blue jeans
by all means
by no means
coffee beans
Corinthians
dedans
Ephesians
Evans
green beans
jeans
kans
Lallans
Le Mans
means
New Orleans
Romans
shenanigans
Stans

Synonyms and antonyms of Volans in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Volans» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOLANS

Find out the translation of Volans to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Volans from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Volans» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞鱼星
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Volans
570 millions of speakers

English

Volans
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Volans
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

Volans
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Воланс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Volans
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Volans
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

volans
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Volans
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Volans
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飛魚座
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Volans
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Volans
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Phi Ngư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Volans
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हॉलन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Volans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Volans
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Volans
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Воланс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Volans
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Volans
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Volans
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Volans
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Volans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Volans

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLANS»

The term «Volans» is regularly used and occupies the 105.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLANS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLANS»

Discover the use of Volans in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Volans and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gliding Mammals of the World
... volans volans Quebec Glaucomys sabrinus goodwini Glaucomys sabrinus makkovikensis Glaucomys sabrinus sabrinus Glaucomys volans volans Yukon Glaucomys sabrinus alpinus Glaucomys sabrinusyukonensis United States ofAmerica ...
Stephen Matthew Jackson, 2012
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Guide to the Mammals of Pennsylvania
SCIENTIFIC NAME Glaucomys volans [Glaucomys combines the Greek words glaukos, meaning "gray," and mys, meaning "mouse"; volans is Latin for "flying.") SUBSPECIES IN PENNSYLVANIA Glaucomys volans volans ALSO CALLED ...
Joseph F. Merritt, Ruth Anne Matinko, 1987
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Land Mammals of Oregon
Dorsal, ventral, and lateral views of the cranium, and lateral view of the dentary of the long-legged myotis, Myotis volans (OSUFW 4586). Scale bar equals 3 mm. tsuga menziesii) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) than in mature ...
B. J. Verts, Leslie N. Carraway, 1998
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The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin
However, about half of G. volans was infected, whereas only 11 percent of sabrinus was. This work may be published more detail and fails to support the hypothesis that one squirrel replaces the other with the help of the parasite [as both ...
Charles A. Long, 2008
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Irish Classical Recordings: A Discography of Irish Art Music
Pietermaritzburg 1949) Outside Ireland, Kevin Volans is known as a South African composer and he is possibly one of the better known composers in this volume. He is living in Ireland since 1986 and became an Irish citizen in 1994. He first ...
Axel Klein, 2001
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Spies By Night
Volans started to speak, “I want to thank you for . . . I'll be all right” but his tongue felt an inch thick. “Drink some more water.” Leon held out the cup. Volans ignored him. “It's so quiet here. At my home in Atlantica, I have three rooms filled with ...
Donna Parker, 2003
7
Squirrels of the World
G. volans often competes for nest structures and can exclude some species (e.g., Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers [Picoides b0reah's]) from nest hollows. One avian cavity nester, the Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), lines its nests ...
Richard W. Thorington, Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, 2012
8
The World of South African Music: A Reader
Justin Clarkson Fletcher, Joanna Dazeley, John Taylor and Eric Wetherall were undergraduate students in 1998 when they wrote a joint conference paper on the problems of analysing Kevin Volans' White Man Sleeps under the guidance of ...
Christine Lucia, 2005
9
Lexicon vniversae rei nvmariae vetervm et praecipve ...
( Ред:— fus. Rink. Num. p. 6.) Tomlnuzz. '1'bb. 7a. '79. —— QoS. Caput idem ad d. )( Pcgafua volans ad f. fupra nella. comm Tb. 7o. fg. s.) Param Tb. 54. fg. |77. - — 209. Idem caput ad f. )( Pegafus vol. ad f. infra trinacriac typus. Gegner.' 66. 16. ) ...
Jo. Christophorus Rasche, 1791
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Mammals of the Eastern United States
Other currently recognized eastern subspecies: G. volans querceti (Bangs) G. volans saturatus Howell LITERATURE Audubon, J. J., and J. Bachman. 1849- 1854. The Quadrupeds of North America, Vols. 1-3. Puhl. by J. J. Audubon. Dolan  ...
John O. Whitaker, William John Hamilton, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLANS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Volans is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jurgen Otto and his dancing spiders
A film crew then spent a fortnight filming Maratus volans in northern Sydney's Ku-ring-gai area for the Attenborough-narrated Life Story series. Otto pointed them ... «The Age, May 15»
2
Can multinationals survive the 'Breakthrough Decade'?
Today, he operates from Volans, which helps clients “look beyond incremental change and address systemic challenges at scale.” (He's also a regular GreenBiz ... «GreenBiz, May 15»
3
B Corps Challenge Corporate Dinosaurs
Volans was the second B Corp in the UK, SustainAbility the third. But the number of B Corps is growing, with a dynamic duo of Charmian Love and James Perry ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Incredibly detailed photos of the tiny - and beautiful - Australian …
His passion started in 2005 when he “stumbled across Maratus volans” in Sydney. He'd heard it sported a pair of colourful flaps and after playing with it for a ... «Business Insider Australia, Mar 15»
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VOLANS – De Prop: sencillamente, buena música
Un trío que nos llega de Catalunya y que se hace llamar Volans. No sé si el nombre lo han tomado de Volans, el “pez volador”, que es una constelación que ... «Rock The Best Music, Mar 15»
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Volans: Trio Concerto; Symphony: Daar kom die Alibama etc CD …
Daar Kom die Alibama, which Kevin Volans calls a symphony in the original meaning of “sounding together”, and which takes its title from a 19th-century ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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Plan B for Davos - And the World
Closer to home, both Volans and SustainAbility are B Corporations, and Volans is now working with B Labs to build out the UK chapter. Over time, such ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
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Davos is not leading to 'timely, effective action'
The chairman of Volans John Elkington and the B Team's Jochen Zeitz say leaders need to do more than talk; they need to take action – fast. The B Team ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Expert Voices: John Elkington, co-founder and Executive Chairman …
John Elkington is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Volans. He also co-founded SustainAbility (where he is Honorary Chairman) and Environmental Data ... «Voices, Dec 14»
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BBC Symphony Orchestra/Litton, Barbican Hall, review: 'versatile …
The nation's only full-time chamber choir is celebrating its 90th anniversary this week, and had been due to give the premiere of Kevin Volans's specially ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Volans [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/volans>. May 2024 ».
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