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Vulcan

Meaning

From the Latin Vulcanus, possibly related to fulgere "to flash", but more likely of pre-Latin origin

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Famous People Named Vulcan

Vulcan salute

The Vulcan salute is a hand gesture popularized by the 1960s television series Star Trek.

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Vulcan (motor vehicles)

The Vulcan Motor and Engineering Company Limited, of Southport, England, made cars from 1902 until 1928 and commercial vehicles from 1914 until 1953.

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HMS Vulcan (1889)

HMS Vulcan was a British torpedo boat depot ship launched in 1889, later converted to a submarine tender in 1908-09.

Vulcan laser

The Vulcan laser is an infrared, 8-beam, petawatt neodymium glass laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory's Central Laser Facility in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Vulcan Award

The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist () is an independent film award created in 2003.

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