Definition of "Vulcan"

(Roman mythology) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, especially blacksmiths. The Roman counterpart of Hephaestus.

A placename.

1. A town in Vulcan County, southern Alberta, Canada.  examples

2. A volcano in Papua New Guinea.  examples

3. A place in Romania

   1. A commune of Brașov County, Romania.  examples

   2. A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.  examples

   3. A village in the commune of Apold, Mureș County, Romania.  examples

   4. A village in the commune of Ciuruleasa, Alba County, Romania.  examples

4. A place in the United States

   1. A ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado.  examples

   2. An unincorporated community in Norway Township, Dickinson County, Michigan.  examples

   3. An unincorporated community in Iron County, Missouri.  examples

   4. An inactive volcano in New Mexico, United States.  examples

5. (astronomy, historical) A hypothetical planet proposed in the 19th century to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Coined by Jacques Bobinet

6. Ellipsis of Vulcan County.  examples

An inhabited planet, the homeworld of the Vulcan species.  quotations  examples

A language constructed for the Star Trek franchise, spoken by the fictional Vulcan species.  examples

An inhabitant of the planet Vulcan; a species that values a personal emphasis on logic and strict personal emotional control.  examples

(slang, derogatory) A person who, like the fictional Vulcans, seems to lack emotion or is overly analytical and boring.

(aircraft) The Avro Vulcan, a type of jet-powered British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Cold War.  examples