Akademik

eruption

noun

1. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑volcanic eruption

• Derivationally related forms: ↑erupt

• Hypernyms: ↑discharge

• Hyponyms: ↑Plinian eruption

2. symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

• Hypernyms: ↑symptom

• Hyponyms:

↑eczema vaccinatum, ↑Kaposi's varicelliform eruption, ↑enanthem, ↑enanthema, ↑exanthem, ↑exanthema, ↑skin eruption, ↑rash, ↑roseola, ↑efflorescence, ↑skin rash

3. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

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the outbreak of hostilities

• Syn: ↑outbreak, ↑irruption

• Derivationally related forms: ↑irrupt (for: ↑irruption), ↑erupt

• Hypernyms: ↑happening, ↑occurrence, ↑occurrent, ↑natural event

• Hyponyms: ↑epidemic, ↑recrudescence

4. a sudden very loud noise

• Syn: ↑bang, ↑clap, ↑blast, ↑bam

• Derivationally related forms: ↑blast (for: ↑blast), ↑clap (for: ↑clap), ↑bang (for: ↑bang)

• Hypernyms: ↑noise

• Hyponyms: ↑water hammer

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

• Syn: ↑eructation, ↑extravasation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑extravasate (for: ↑extravasation), ↑eruct (for: ↑eructation), ↑erupt

• Topics: ↑vent, ↑volcano

• Hypernyms: ↑action, ↑activity, ↑activeness

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

• Derivationally related forms: ↑erupt

• Hypernyms: ↑emergence, ↑egress, ↑issue

Useful english dictionary. 2012.