Vulcan

American  

[vuhl-kuhn] / ˈvʌl kən /

noun

1. the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus.

2. Military. a six-barrel, 20 mm U.S. Army antiaircraft gun system mounted on an armored personnel carrier and first deployed in 1968.

3. Astronomy. a hypothetical planet nearest the sun whose existence was erroneously postulated to account for perturbations in Mercury's orbit.

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Vulcan ¹ British  

/ vʌlˈkeɪnɪən, ˈvʌlkən /

noun

1. Greek counterpart: Hephaestus.  the Roman god of fire and metalworking

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Vulcan ² British  

/ ˈvʌlkən, vʌlˈkeɪnɪən /

noun

1. a hypothetical planet once thought to lie within the orbit of Mercury

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Vulcan Cultural  

1. The Roman and Greek god of fire and metalworking; the blacksmith of the gods. He suffered bodily deformities and lameness. According to some stories, he was married to Venus, the goddess of love and beauty; in other stories, he was married to one of the three Graces. Vulcan was a son of Jupiter.

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Other Word Forms

• Vulcanian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Vulcan

First recorded in 1505–15, Vulcan is from the Latin word Vulcānus

Example Sentences

People were told to leave their homes on Thursday after Derbyshire Police carried out a warrant following intelligence about materials at a house in Vulcan Street.

From BBC

The areas affected in their "entirety" by the evacuation zone are Vulcan Street, Reeves Road and Shaftesbury Crescent.

From BBC

Vulcan Energy Resources VUL 0.82%increase; green up pointing triangle will proceed with its lithium and renewable energy project in Germany after securing a finance package to fund the initial phase of development.

From The Wall Street Journal

And now there is Vulcan Elements, a private start-up that produces magnets.

From Barron's

Villeda told reporters on Tuesday that the FBI's Joint Task Force Vulcan would participate in the operation.

From Barron's