- eruption
- eruption e*rup"tion, n. [L. eruptio, fr. erumpere, eruptum, to
break out; e out + rumpere, to break: cf. F. ['e]ruption. See
{Rupture}.]
1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as:
(a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from
a volcano or a fissure in the earth's crust.
(b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed
men from one country to another. --Milton.
(c) A violent commotion.
[1913 Webster]
All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
2. That which bursts forth. [1913 Webster]
3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation. [1913 Webster]
He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
4. (Med.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
