ETNA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Etna mean? 

• ETNA (noun)
  The noun ETNA has 2 senses:

1. an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)

2. a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air

  Familiarity information: ETNA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ETNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Etna; Mount Etna; Mt Etna

Instance hypernyms:

volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)

Holonyms ("Etna" is a part of...):

Sicilia; Sicily (the Italian region on the island of Sicily)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bunsen; bunsen burner; etna

Hypernyms ("etna" is a kind of...):

gas burner; gas jet (burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame)