Geyser (disambiguation)
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Geyser may refer to:
Geyser may also be:
- GeyserGeyserA geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase . The word geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb...
, a periodic steam hot spring - The GeysersThe GeysersThe Geysers is a complex of 22 geothermal power plants, drawing steam from more than 350 wells, located in the Mayacamas Mountains north of San Francisco, California.The largest in the world, the Geysers has...
, a northern California geothermal plant - Albert C. GeyserAlbert C. GeyserAlbert C. Geyser is known for creating the Cornell Tube in 1905, named after the college with which he was associated. The Cornell Tube was made of heavy lead glass through which no x-rays were thought to be emitted and was thought to eliminate the danger of burning in medical use of the x-ray....
, physician and creator of the Cornell Tube - Geyser, a water heatingWater heatingWater heating is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating...
system - Geyser, a musical alias of Riad MichaelRiad MichaelRiad Alexander Michael is a German physician, music therapist and musician.He has written his medical dissertation on the evaluation of music drawing in psychogenic and psychosomatic disorders....
Geyser may also be:
- GeysirGeysirGeysir , sometimes known as The Great Geysir, was the first geyser described in a printed source and the first known to modern Europeans. The English word geyser derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb from Old Norse...
, a hot spring located in Iceland