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    eruptive
    /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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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › eruptiveERUPTIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Eruptive definition: bursting forth, or tending to burst forth.. See examples of ERUPTIVE used in a sentence.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › eruptiveEruptive - definition of eruptive by The Free Dictionary

    Eruptive means producing or characterized by eruptions, such as volcanic eruptions, skin eruptions, or diseases with eruptions. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word eruptive from various sources.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eruptiveEruptive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Erupt is a verb that means to burst forth, emerge, or break out suddenly and often violently. It can also mean to become active or violent. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of erupt.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishERUPTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Eruptive means erupting or tending to erupt, or resembling or of the nature of an eruption. It can also refer to rocks formed by volcanic eruptions or diseases causing skin eruptions.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisheruptive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Eruptive means relating to or produced by the eruption of a volcano. Learn how to pronounce, use and synonymize this word with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eruptiveEruptive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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”.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › eruptive_adjeruptive, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    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)