cryovolcano

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UK/ˌkɹaɪ.əʊ.vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/US/ˌkɹaɪ.oʊ.vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/

noun

A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nouncryovolcano (plural cryovolcanoes or cryovolcanos)

plural cryovolcanoes · plural cryovolcanos

  1. astronomyA volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.

    Synonyms: ice volcano

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.

Also see

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. LatinVulcānu
  4. ItalianVulcano
  5. Italianvulcano
  6. Englishvolcano
  7. Englishcryovolcano

From cryo- + volcano.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 冰火山
  • 冰火山 (bing¹ fo² saan¹)cryovolcano
Chinese Mandarin 冰火山
  • 冰火山 (bīnghuǒshān)cryovolcano
Czech kryovulkanismus
  • kryovulkanismuscryovolcano
Dutch cryovulkaan
  • cryovulkaancryovolcano
Esperanto glacia vulkano
  • glacia vulkanocryovolcano
Finnish kryovulkanismi
  • kryovulkanismicryovolcano
French cryovolcan
  • cryovolcancryovolcano
German Kryovulkan
  • Kryovulkancryovolcano
Greek κρυοηφαίστειο
  • κρυοηφαίστειο (kryoïfaísteio)cryovolcano
Icelandic lághitaeldstöð
  • lághitaeldstöðcryovolcano
Italian criovulcano
  • criovulcanocryovolcano
Japanese 氷の火山
  • 氷の火山 (kōrinokazan)cryovolcano
Korean 얼음화산
  • 얼음화산 (eoreumhwasan)cryovolcano
Norwegian isvulkan
  • isvulkancryovolcano
Polish kriowulkan
  • kriowulkancryovolcano
Portuguese criovulcão
  • criovulcãocryovolcano
Russian криовулка́н
  • криовулка́н (kriovulkán)cryovolcano
Slovak kryovulkán
  • kryovulkáncryovolcano
Spanish criovolcán
  • criovolcáncryovolcano
Swedish isvulkan
  • isvulkancryovolcano
Vietnamese núi lửa băng
  • núi lửa băngcryovolcano
Cite this entry
APA

cryovolcano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryovolcano

MLA

“cryovolcano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryovolcano. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryovolcano,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryovolcano.

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