ebullition
a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
the state of being ebullient.
the act or process of boiling up.
a rushing forth of water, lava, etc., in a state of agitation.
Origin of ebullition
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How to use ebullition in a sentence
She had excellent cause to remember the ebullition, for it was some time before she laughed again.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonTo scare the grocer with a slouch hat and a medieval oath was not only a youthful ebullition, it was a symbolic act.
Vie de Bohme | Orlo WilliamsUnlike that of the Great Geyser, it is always in ebullition, and its temperature is subject to comparatively slight differences.
Fred was right; the two elders did soon make it up, and the political ebullition seemed to be forgotten.
Crown and Sceptre | George Manville FennWhen aquafortis is poured on it it produces ebullition, especially, as I have found, if the Crystal has been pulverized.
Treatise on Light | Christiaan Huygens
British Dictionary definitions for ebullition
/ (ˌɛbəˈlɪʃən) /
the process of boiling
a sudden outburst, as of intense emotion
Origin of ebullition
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