VULCAN Definition & Meaning

Vulcan

[ vuhl-kuhn ]

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noun

the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus.
Military. a six-barrel, 20 mm U.S. Army antiaircraft gun system mounted on an armored personnel carrier and first deployed in 1968.
Astronomy. a hypothetical planet nearest the sun whose existence was erroneously postulated to account for perturbations in Mercury's orbit.

Vulcan

/ vʌlˈkeɪnɪən; ˈvʌlkən /

noun

the Roman god of fire and metalworking Greek counterpartHephaestus

Vulcan

/ ˈvʌlkən; vʌlˈkeɪnɪən /

noun

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

Vulcan

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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Derived Forms

Vulcanian, adjective
Vulcanian, adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Vulcan¹

First recorded in 1505–15, Vulcan is from the Latin word �ճܱ��Գܲ�

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"Some of the war planes in this hangar are very, very big, including the Vulcan and the Valiant," Mr Picken said.

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Meanwhile, another Gladiator friend, Vulcan - aka John Seru - had landed a part in the latest James Bond film, The World is Not Enough.

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The venture introduced its new Vulcan Centaur rocket this year, which is partly reusable and lowers launch costs to about $110 million.

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When Leonard Nimoy was approached about acting in a new TV series called “Star Trek,” he was, like any good Vulcan contemplating a risky mission in a chaotic universe, dispassionate.

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It is due to launch on ULA’s new Vulcan rocket, the eventual successor to the Atlas V.

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