vesuvius vesuvite • veszelyite · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · vesuvius · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944. Synonyms: Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius, Mt. Vesuvius. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076