eruption

e·rup·tion  (-rpshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of erupting.

b. An instance of erupting.

2. A sudden, often violent outburst.

3.

a. An appearance of a rash or blemish on the skin.

b. Such a rash or blemish.

4. The emergence of a tooth through the gums.

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eruption  (-rpshn)

The release of gas, ash, molten materials, or hot water into the atmosphere or onto the Earth's surface from a volcano or other opening in the Earth's surface.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eruption - the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material volcanic eruption discharge - the sudden giving off of energy Plinian eruption - a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles
	2.	eruption - symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible eczema vaccinatum, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption - a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease enanthem, enanthema - eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption - eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease rash, roseola, skin rash, efflorescence - any red eruption of the skin
	3.	eruption - (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) eructation, extravasation volcano, vent - a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
	4.	eruption - a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" outbreak, irruption happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens epidemic - a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time recrudescence - a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"
	5.	eruption - a sudden very loud noise clap, bam, bang, blast noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" water hammer - the banging sound of steam in pipes
	6.	eruption - the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum egress, emergence, issue - the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"

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eruption

noun 1. explosion, discharge, outburst, venting, ejection

2. flare-up, outbreak, sally

noun 3. Medical inflammation, outbreak, rash, flare-up

Translations

eruption [ɪˈrʌpʃən] n → erupción f;

(fig) [of anger, violence] → explosión f; estallido

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eruption [ɪˈrʌpʃən] erupt n → éruption f [of anger, violence]; explosion f

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eruption [ɪˈrʌpʃən] erupt n → Ausbruch m

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eruption [ɪˈrʌpʃən] n → eruzione f [of anger, violence] → esplosione f