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

Nowhere is the appearance of favoritism more glaring than in the case of Vulcan Elements, a North Carolina-based rare-earth magnet startup.

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The Administration has also taken stakes in other mineral companies, including MP Materials, Lithium Americas, Trilogy Metals and Vulcan Elements.

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Jason Hunke, a spokesman for Vulcan, the umbrella organization that oversees Paul Allen’s sports assets, didn’t comment on the fine.

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A spokesman for Vulcan, the umbrella company for Paul Allen’s sports businesses, said the team wasn’t for sale but that it would change at some point in keeping Allen’s wishes.

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Some former employees thought he acted like a Vulcan, the “Star Trek” humanoids known for their stoicism.

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