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Definition of Ebullition
1. Noun. An unrestrained expression of emotion.
Generic synonyms: Expression, Manifestation, Reflection, Reflexion
Specialized synonyms: Acting Out, Cry, Explosion, Flare
Derivative terms: Blow Up, Effuse, Gush, Gushy
Definition of Ebullition
1. n. A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.
Definition of Ebullition
1. Noun. the act of boiling ¹
2. Noun. a sudden emotional outburst ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ebullition
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ebullition
1. 1. A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor. 2. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aeriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali. [Formerly written bullition. 3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper. Origin: F. Ebullition, L. Ebullitio, fr. Ebullire. See Ebullient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ebullition
Literary usage of Ebullition
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy: Based on the Traité de Physique by Augustin Privat-Deschanel, Joseph David Everett (1897)
"ebullition.—When an open vessel containing a liquid is placed upon a fire or held
... The liquid is now said to boil or to be in. a state of ebullition. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1865)
"Even at these temperature.0, ebullition seldom began except when the globules of
... In these experiments, it was a rare exception when ebullition occurred ..."
3. Elements of Chemistry by Edward Turner (1837)
"ebullition. , The temperature at which vapour rises with sufficient freedom for
causing the phenomena of ebullition, is called the boiling point. ..."
4. The Intellectual Observer (1865)
"RETARDED ebullition—BOILER EXPLOSIONS. PROFESSOR DUFOUR, of Lausanne, has a long
and interesting paper on the " Retardation of the ebullition of Water, ..."
5. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"Filter and preserve for use. EAU DE LUCE, is a compound formed of the distilled
oil of amber and water of ammonia. ebullition. (Eng. and Fr. ; Kochen, ..."
6. Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy by Jacques Ozanam, Jean Etienne Montucla (1814)
"What is the cause of the ebullition of Water* Though this question, on the first
view, may appear as of little importance, it deserves to be examined; ..."
7. English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1818)
"There -can be no ebullition or fermentation without effervescence ; but there
may be effervescence without either of the former. ..."
8. Medico-physical Works: Being a Translation of Tractatus Quinque Medico-physici by John Mayow (1907)
"For example, if oil of vitriol be united with any metal whatever with a distinct
ebullition (as is the case when iron is dissolved in oil of vitriol) and ..."
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