間歇泉

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Chinese

to intermit; to stop in the middle of something; intermittence
to intermit; to stop in the middle of something; intermittence; intermission; blank; interim
 
 fountain; spring
trad. (間歇泉) 間歇 泉
simp. (间歇泉) 间歇 泉

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 間歇泉(かんけつせん) (kanketsusen).

Pronunciation

Noun

間歇泉

  1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) geyser

Japanese

Kanji in this term
間 歇 泉
かん
Grade: 2 		けつ
Hyōgai 		せん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 間歇泉 – see the following entry.
【間欠泉かんけつせん】
(planetology, geology, volcanology) a geyser
(This term, 間歇泉, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
間歇泉

Noun

間歇泉 • (ganheolcheon or McCune-Reischauer: kanhŏlch'ŏn or Yale: kān.helchel) (hangeul 간헐천)

  1. hanja form? of 간헐천 (“geyser”)
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