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eruption

N การระเบิด  การ ปะทุ  burst explosion outburst kan-ra-bod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ERUPTION

n.[L. eruptio, from erumpo, erupi; e and rumpo, for rupo.] 1. The act of breaking or bursting forth from inclosure or confinement; a violent emission of any thing, particularly of flames and lava from a volcano. The eruptions of Hecla in 1783, were extraordinary for the quantity of lava discharged.
2. A sudden or violent rushing forth of men or troops for invasion; sudden excursion.
Incensed at such eruption bold.
3. A burst of voice; violent exclamation. [Little used. ]
4. In medical science, a breaking out of humors; a copious excretion of humors on the skin, in pustules; also, an efflorescence or redness on the skin, as in scarlatina; exanthemata; petechiae; vibices; as in small pox, measles and fevers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ERUPTION

E *rup "tion, n. Etym: [L. eruptio, fr. erumpere, eruptum, to break out; e out + rumpere, to break: cf. F. éruption. See Rupture. ]

 

1. 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. All Paris was quiet. .. to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption. W. Irving.

 

2. That which bursts forth.

 

3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation. He would. .. break out into bitter and passionate eruditions. Sir H. Wotton.

 

4. (Med. )

 

Defn: The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.

 

ERUPTIONAL

ERUPTIONAL E *rup "tion *al, a.

 

Defn: Eruptive. [R.] R. A. Proctor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

eruption

e rup tion |iˈrəpSHən əˈrəpʃən | noun an act or instance of erupting: the eruption of Vesuvius | magma is stored in crustal reservoirs before eruption. a sudden outbreak of something, typically something unwelcome or noisy: a sudden eruption of street violence. a spot, rash, or other prominent and reddish mark appearing suddenly on the skin. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin eruptio (n- ), from the verb erumpere (see erupt ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

eruption

erup |tion |ɪˈrʌpʃ (ə )n | noun 1 an act or instance of erupting: the eruption of Vesuvius. a sudden outbreak of something, typically something unwelcome or noisy: a sudden eruption of street violence. 2 a spot, rash, or other mark appearing suddenly on the skin. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin eruptio (n- ), from the verb erumpere (see erupt ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

eruption

eruption noun 1 a volcanic eruption: discharge, ejection, emission; explosion. 2 an eruption of violence: outbreak, flare-up, upsurge, outburst, explosion; wave, spate. 3 a skin eruption: rash, outbreak, breakout, inflammation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

eruption

eruption noun 1 a volcanic eruption: discharge, venting, ejection, emission, explosion. 2 a sudden eruption of street violence: outbreak, flare-up, upsurge, outburst, epidemic, breakout, sudden appearance, start, rash, wave, spate, flood, explosion, burst, blaze, flurry; rare recrudescence, ebullition, boutade. 3 a skin eruption: rash, outbreak, inflammation.

 

Duden Dictionary

Eruption

Erup ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Erupti o n |die Eruption; Genitiv: der Eruption, Plural: die Eruptionen lateinisch eruptio = das Hervorbrechen 1 a Geologie vulkanischer Ausbruch von Lava, Asche, Gas, Dampf die Eruption eines Vulkans | rasch aufeinanderfolgende Eruptionen b Gasausbruch auf der Sonne 2 a Medizin Ausbruch eines Hautausschlages b Medizin Hautausschlag

 

French Dictionary

éruption

éruption n. f. nom féminin 1 Jaillissement soudain de lave, de matières, de gaz à partir du cratère d ’un volcan. : Les éruptions de l ’Etna, en Sicile. 2 figuré Sortie brutale. : Une éruption de boutons. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom irruption, entrée soudaine.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

eruption

e r p tion 名詞 C U 1 (火山の )噴火, 爆発 .2 (暴力 けんかなどの )勃発 ぼっぱつ , 突発 (outbreak ).3 (強い感情の )激発, 爆発 .4 発疹 (ほつしん ).