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mud volcano

mud vol·ca·no
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhd vol-key-noh]
    • /mʌd vɒlˈkeɪ noʊ/
    • /mʌd vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhd vol-key-noh]
    • /mʌd vɒlˈkeɪ noʊ/

Definitions of mud volcano words

  • noun mud volcano a vent in the earth's surface through which escaping gas and vapor issue, causing mud to boil and occasionally to overflow, forming a conical mound around the vent. 1
  • noun mud volcano a cone-shaped mound formed from fine mud ejected, with gases and water, from hot springs, geysers, etc, in volcanic regions 0

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Origin of mud volcano

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Mud volcano

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mud volcano popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mud volcano usage trend in Literature

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