Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index V Vesuvian: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ve•su•vi•an Pronunciation: (vu-s'vē-un), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling Mount Vesuvius; volcanic. —n. (l.c.) a type of match formerly used for lighting cigars; fusee. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: vesuvian (Thesaurus) vesture vesuvianite ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hortatory Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language