dormant volcano

noun

A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.

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Meanings

noundormant volcano (plural dormant volcanoes or dormant volcanos)

plural dormant volcanoes · plural dormant volcanos

  1. geographyA volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 休眠火山, 休火山
  • 休眠火山 (xiūmián huǒshān)inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • 休火山 (xiūhuǒshān)inactive volcano that may resume activity
Dutch slapende vulkaan
  • slapende vulkaaninactive volcano that may resume activity
Finnish nukkuva tulivuori
  • nukkuva tulivuoriinactive volcano that may resume activity
French volcan endormi
  • volcan endormiinactive volcano that may resume activity
German ruhender Vulkan
  • ruhender Vulkaninactive volcano that may resume activity
Italian vulcano quiescente
  • vulcano quiescenteinactive volcano that may resume activity
Japanese 休火山
  • 休火山 (kyūkazan)inactive volcano that may resume activity
Polish wulkan drzemiący
  • wulkan drzemiącyinactive volcano that may resume activity
Portuguese vulcão dormente
  • vulcão dormenteinactive volcano that may resume activity
Russian усну́вший вулка́н
  • усну́вший вулка́н (usnúvšij vulkán)inactive volcano that may resume activity
Spanish volcán apagado
  • volcán apagadoinactive volcano that may resume activity
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APA

dormant volcano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dormant%20volcano

MLA

“dormant volcano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dormant%20volcano. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dormant volcano,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dormant%20volcano.

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