ebullition

[ eb-uh-lish-uhn ]

noun

1. a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
2. the state of being ebullient.
3. the act or process of boiling up.
4. a rushing forth of water, lava, etc., in a state of agitation.

ebullition

/ ˌɛbəˈlɪʃən /

noun

1. the process of boiling
2. a sudden outburst, as of intense emotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of ebullition¹

1525–35; < Latin ēbullītiōn- (stem of ēbullītiō ), equivalent to ēbullīt ( us ) (past participle of ēbullīre to boil up ēbullī- ( ebullient ) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of ebullition¹

C16: from Late Latin ēbullītiō; see ebullient

Example Sentences

She had excellent cause to remember the ebullition, for it was some time before she laughed again.

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To scare the grocer with a slouch hat and a medieval oath was not only a youthful ebullition, it was a symbolic act.

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Unlike that of the Great Geyser, it is always in ebullition, and its temperature is subject to comparatively slight differences.

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Fred was right; the two elders did soon make it up, and the political ebullition seemed to be forgotten.

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When aquafortis is poured on it it produces ebullition, especially, as I have found, if the Crystal has been pulverized.

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