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 Definitions of eruption  [ɪˈrʌp ʃən]  

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Definition of 'eruption' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) eruption
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.

2.  eruption
the ejection of molten rock, steam, etc., as from a volcano or geyser.

3.  eruption
something that is erupted or ejected, as molten rock.

4.  eruption
the breaking out of a rash or the like.

5.  eruption
the rash itself.

6.  eruption
the emergence of a growing tooth through the gum tissue.


Definition of 'eruption' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) volcanic eruption, eruption
the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

2. (noun) eruption
symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

3. (noun) eruption, eructation, extravasation
(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

4. (noun) outbreak, eruption, irruption
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
"the outbreak of hostilities"

5. (noun) bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam
a sudden very loud noise

6. (noun) eruption
the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum


Definition of 'eruption' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) eruption
the act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion

2. (noun) eruption
that which bursts forth

3. (noun) eruption
a violent exclamation; ejaculation

4. (noun) eruption
the breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc


Translation of 'eruption' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of a volcano) to throw out lava etc
When did Mount Etna last erupt?; The demonstration started quietly but suddenly violence erupted.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: uitbarsting Arabic flag Arabic: ثَوَران، تَفَجُّر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изригване
Brazilian flag Brazilian: erupção Czech flag Czech: výbuch German flag German: der Ausbruch
Danish flag Danish: udbrud Greek flag Greek: έκρηξη Spanish flag Spanish: erupción
Estonian flag Estonian: purse Farsi flag Farsi: فوران؛ برون فشانی Finnish flag Finnish: purkaus
French flag French: éruption Hebrew flag Hebrew: הִתפָּרצוּת Hindi flag Hindi: उदभेदन
Croatian flag Croatian: erupcija Hungarian flag Hungarian: kitörés Indonesian flag Indonesian: letusan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: (eld)gos Italian flag Italian: eruzione Japanese flag Japanese: 噴火
Korean flag Korean: 분출 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išsiveržimas, prasiveržim Latvian flag Latvian: izlaušanās; (vulkāna) izv
Malay flag Malay: letusan Dutch flag Dutch: uitbarsting Norwegian flag Norwegian: utbrudd, frambrudd
Polish flag Polish: wybuch Persian flag Persian: فوران؛ برون فشانی Pashto flag Pashto: راخوټېدنه، دارى وهنه، په
Portuguese flag Portuguese: erupção Romanian flag Romanian: erupţie Russian flag Russian: извержение
Slovak flag Slovak: výbuch Slovenian flag Slovenian: izbruh Serbian flag Serbian: erupcija
Swedish flag Swedish: utbrott Thai flag Thai: การระเบิด; การปะทุ Turkish flag Turkish: patlama
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 噴發 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: виверження Urdu flag Urdu: انفجار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự phun núi lửa Chinese flag Chinese: 喷发

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