What does eruptive mean?
Definitions for eruptive
ɪˈrʌp tɪverup·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
eruptiveadjective
producing or characterized by eruptions
"an eruptive disease"
igneous, eruptiveadjective
produced by the action of fire or intense heat
"rocks formed by igneous agents"
eruptiveadjective
actively spewing out lava
"a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring"
Wiktionary
eruptivenoun
An eruptive rock
eruptiveadjective
That erupts
eruptiveadjective
That is accompanied by eruptions
eruptiveadjective
Produced by eruption
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Eruptiveadjective
Bursting forth.
Etymology: eruptus, Latin.
’Tis listening fear, and dumb amazement all,
When to the startled eye the sudden glance
Appears far south eruptive through the cloud. James Thomson.
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eruptive
Eruptive generally refers to the sudden, often violent release or occurrence of something, typically relating to natural phenomena such as volcanic activity or skin conditions. It reflects the act of bursting out or breaking out suddenly and dramatically.
Webster Dictionary
Eruptiveadjective
breaking out or bursting forth
Eruptiveadjective
attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever
Eruptiveadjective
produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic
Eruptivenoun
an eruptive rock
Etymology: [Cf. F. ruptif.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eruptive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eruptive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of eruptive in a Sentence
Theyre mostly random and experience phases of alternating eruptive activity, so while fascinating, its not unusual, nor cause for concern.
The eruptive column has already cleared away from the volcano and is being taken north by winds.
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