eruption

See also: Eruption and éruption

English

Etymology

From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪˈɹʌpʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌpʃən

Noun

eruption (countable and uncountable, plural eruptions)

  1. A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
    a volcanic eruption
  2. A sudden release of pressure or tension.
    There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.
  3. An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.

Hyponyms
  • 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

Translations

Interlingua

Noun

eruption (plural eruptiones)

  1. eruption, outbreak
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