Volcano vs. Vulcan

Volcanonoun

A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

Vulcannoun

The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; - answering to the Greek Hephæstus.

Volcanonoun

A form of firework.

Vulcannoun

(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

Volcanonoun

A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are ejected; - often popularly called a burning mountain.

Volcanonoun

a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

Volcanonoun

a mountain formed by volcanic material

Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and most are found underwater.