solfatara

sol·fa·ta·ra

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sohl-fuh-tahr-uh, sol-]
- /ˌsoʊl fəˈtɑr ə, ˌsɒl-/
- /sˌɒlfətˈɑːrə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sohl-fuh-tahr-uh, sol-]
- /ˌsoʊl fəˈtɑr ə, ˌsɒl-/

Definitions of solfatara word

noun solfatara a fumarole that gives off only sulfurous gases. 1
noun solfatara a volcanic vent emitting only sulphurous gases and water vapour or sometimes hot mud 0
noun solfatara a volcanic vent or fissure giving off only vapors, esp. sulfurous gases 0

See all 3 definitions of solfatara

Information block about the term

Origin of solfatara

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; < Italian (Neapolitan) solfatara, derivative of solfo < Latin sulfur; see sulfur

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Solfatara

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Solfatara

solfatara popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

solfatara usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer