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Definition of Eruption

1. Noun. The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material.

2. Noun. Symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible.

3. Noun. (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed).

4. Noun. A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition). "The outbreak of hostilities"

5. Noun. A sudden very loud noise.

6. Noun. The emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum.

Definition of Eruption

1. n. 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.

Definition of Eruption

1. Noun. a violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano ¹

2. Noun. a sudden release of pressure or tension ¹

3. Noun. an infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eruption

1. the act of erupting [n -S]

Medical Definition of Eruption

1. 1. The act of breaking out, appearing or becoming visible, as eruption of the teeth. 2. Visible efflorescent lesions of the skin due to disease, especially an exanthematous disease and marked by redness and prominence, a rash. See: exanthema. Origin: L. Eruptio = a breaking out (08 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eruption

erudit erudite eruditely eruditeness erudites erudition eruditions eruginous erugo erugos

erumpent erupt erupted eruptible erupting eruption (current term) eruption column eruption columns eruption cyst eruptional

eruptions eruptive eruptive fever eruptive phase eruptive stage eruptive xanthoma eruptively eruptiveness eruptives eruptivity

Literary usage of Eruption

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1885)
"Ernst reports two cases of an eruption caused by the internal eruption ... The two patients were a boy and eruption was so nearly alike in both cases that ..."

2. The Lancet (1842)
"Papular eruption, preceded by ferer, and ending in desquamation. 1. ... Pustular eruption preceded by fever, and terminating in ulcers, covered with thin ..."

3. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1906)
"From the time of the earliest Greek colonization no records have been preserved of any eruption in this crater previous to the eventful year of 79 AD ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The first eruption within the historical period probably happened in the 7th century Bc ... The third eruption, which occurred in 477 Bc, is mentioned by ..."

5. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1888)
"THE eruption OF KRAKATOA AND SUBSEQUENT PHENOMENA. THE Report of the Committee appointed by the Council of the Royal Society on January 17th, 1884, ..."

6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1902)
"volcano seemed lacking in explosive power, which may possibly account for the many remarkable features connected with its eruption, and is interesting in ..."

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