eruptive

[ ih-ruhp-tiv ]

/ ɪˈrʌp tɪv /

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adjective

bursting forth, or tending to burst forth.

pertaining to or of the nature of an eruption.

Geology. noting a rock formed by the eruption of molten material.

Pathology. causing or accompanied by an eruption or rash.

noun

Geology. an eruptive rock.

Origin of eruptive

From the French word éruptif, dating back to 1640–50. See erupt, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM eruptive

e·rup·tive·ly, adverbe·rup·tiv·i·ty, e·rup·tive·ness, nounnon·e·rup·tive, adjectivepost·e·rup·tive, adjective

pre·e·rup·tive, adjectivepre·e·rup·tive·ly, adverbun·e·rup·tive, adjective

Words nearby eruptive

erudite, erudition, erumpent, erupt, eruption, eruptive, eruptive xanthoma, eruv, E.R.V., ervil, Ervin

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Example sentences from the Web for eruptive

The eruptive lesions are scanty and productive of but trifling subjective sensations.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The rock in which the Hungarian Opals occur is eruptive, and of the kind known as andesite.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 3 [March 1902]|Various
Such conditions are chiefly encountered in typhus, typhoid fever, the eruptive fevers, and pneumonia.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep|Henry M. Lyman
Classification of the prominences divides them into two broad types, the quiescent and the eruptive.
Astronomy|David Todd

This is a valuable remedy for eruptive diseases of the tongue and mouth.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor|George Dadd

British Dictionary definitions for eruptive

eruptive

/ (ɪˈrʌptɪv) /

adjective

erupting or tending to erupt

resembling or of the nature of an eruption

(of rocks) formed from such products as ash and lava resulting from volcanic eruptions

(of a disease) characterized by skin eruptions

Derived forms of eruptive

eruptively, adverberuptivity or eruptiveness, noun

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单词	eruptive
释义	eruptive [ ih-ruhp-tiv ] / ɪˈrʌp tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR eruptive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective bursting forth, or tending to burst forth. pertaining to or of the nature of an eruption. Geology. noting a rock formed by the eruption of molten material. Pathology. causing or accompanied by an eruption or rash. noun Geology. an eruptive rock. Origin of eruptive From the French word éruptif, dating back to 1640–50. See erupt, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM eruptive e·rup·tive·ly, adverbe·rup·tiv·i·ty, e·rup·tive·ness, nounnon·e·rup·tive, adjectivepost·e·rup·tive, adjective pre·e·rup·tive, adjectivepre·e·rup·tive·ly, adverbun·e·rup·tive, adjective Words nearby eruptive erudite, erudition, erumpent, erupt, eruption, eruptive, eruptive xanthoma, eruv, E.R.V., ervil, Ervin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eruptive The eruptive lesions are scanty and productive of but trifling subjective sensations. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various The rock in which the Hungarian Opals occur is eruptive, and of the kind known as andesite. Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 3 [March 1902]\|Various Such conditions are chiefly encountered in typhus, typhoid fever, the eruptive fevers, and pneumonia. Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep\|Henry M. Lyman Classification of the prominences divides them into two broad types, the quiescent and the eruptive. Astronomy\|David Todd This is a valuable remedy for eruptive diseases of the tongue and mouth. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor\|George Dadd British Dictionary definitions for eruptive eruptive / (ɪˈrʌptɪv) / adjective erupting or tending to erupt resembling or of the nature of an eruption (of rocks) formed from such products as ash and lava resulting from volcanic eruptions (of a disease) characterized by skin eruptions Derived forms of eruptive eruptively, adverberuptivity or eruptiveness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to eruptive meteoric, frenzied, stormy, touchy, hazardous, ugly, violent, tense, fiery, unstable, uncontrollable, wild, bursting, charged, consequential, ebullient, forceful, impetuous, overwrought, perilous
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eruptive

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