eruption

American  

[ih-ruhp-shuhn] / ɪˈrʌp ʃən /

noun

1. an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.

2. Geology. the ejection of molten rock, steam, etc., as from a volcano or geyser.

3. something that is erupted or ejected, as molten rock, volcanic ash, or steam.

4. Pathology.

   1. the breaking out of a rash or the like.

   2. a rash or exanthem.

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eruption Scientific  

/ ĭ-rŭp′shən /

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• eruptional adjective
• noneruption noun
• preeruption noun
• reeruption noun

Etymology

Origin of eruption

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ēruptiōn- (stem of ēruptiō ). See erupt, -ion

Example Sentences

Then handshakes and backslaps—but no eruption into cheers.

From Literature

Such an eruption would release a cloud of dense, magnetized plasma, temporarily altering the space around the FRB source as it passed through the line of sight.

From Science Daily

After a large solar eruption on the Sun earlier this week - known as a Coronal Mass Ejection - our atmosphere continues to be hit by increased solar energy.

From BBC

The natural phenomenon - known as the Aurora Borealis - is the result of solar eruptions sending particles towards the Earth and interacting with particles in the atmosphere.

From BBC

Such eruptions produce intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation called solar flares.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• blast
• breakout
• burst
• explosion
• flare-up
• outbreak
• outburst