meaning of eruption
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 earths crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion.
2. That which bursts forth.
3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation.
4. The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.
Related Words
eruption | eruptional |
