eruption
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eruption (countable and uncountable, plural eruptions)
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- a volcanic eruption
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
- There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
Hyponyms[edit]
- bozo eruption
- creeping eruption
- effusive eruption
- explosive eruption
- fissure eruption
- flank eruption
- Hawaiian eruption
- lateral eruption
- limnic eruption
- Peléan eruption
- phreatic eruption
- Plinian eruption
- steam-blast eruption
- Strombolian eruption
- subaerial eruption
- subglacial eruption
- submarine eruption
- subplinian eruption
- supereruption
- Surtseyan eruption
- ultraplinian eruption
- ultravulcanian eruption
- Vesuvian eruption
- Vulcanian eruption
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano
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sudden release of pressure or tension
infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
eruption (plural eruptiones)
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