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- Dictionaryeruptive/ɪˈrʌptɪv/
adjective
- 1. relating to or formed by volcanic activity: "a history of the eruptive activity in an area"
- 2. producing or characterized by eruptions: "an acute eruptive disease"
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Eruptive definition: bursting forth, or tending to burst forth.. See examples of ERUPTIVE used in a sentence.
1. a. To throw or force something out violently, as lava, ash, and gases: The volcano erupted. b. To be thrown or forced out: Water erupted from the geyser. 2. To develop suddenly: Violence erupted during the protests. 3. To express oneself suddenly and loudly: He erupted in anger. 4. a. To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth. b.
: to force out or release suddenly and often violently something (such as lava or steam) that is pent up. c. : to become active or violent especially suddenly : break forth. war could erupt at any moment. the audience erupted in applause. 2. : to break out with or as if with a skin eruption. transitive verb.
4 meanings: 1. erupting or tending to erupt 2. resembling or of the nature of an eruption 3. (of rocks) formed from such.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of eruptive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
producing or characterized by eruptions. “an eruptive disease”. adjective. produced by the action of fire or intense heat. synonyms: igneous. see more. adjective. actively spewing out lava. “a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring”.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective eruptive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. eruptive has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (late 1700s) physical geography (late 1700s)
