Vul-cā’nĭ-an, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. Vulcanius, It. Vulcanio, Fr. Vulcanien.]

  1. Of, or pertaining to, Vulcan, or to works in iron or other metals. “Ingenious allusions to the Vulcanian panoply which Achilles lent to his feeble friend.” Macaulay.
  2. (Geol.) The same as PLUTONIAN, q. v.