| NOUN | event | eruption, volcanic eruption | the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material |
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| state | eruption | symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible | |
| state | eruption, eructation, extravasation | (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) | |
| event | eruption, outbreak, irruption | a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | |
| event | eruption, bang, clap, blast, bam | a sudden very loud noise | |
| event | eruption | the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum |
| Sounds | ihrah'pshahn; iyrah'pshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material. | |
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| Synonym | volcanic eruption | |
| Narrower | Plinian eruption | A volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles |
| Broader | discharge | The sudden giving off of energy |
| Spanish | erupción, erupción volcánica | |
| Catalan | erupció, erupció volcànica | |
| Verbs | erupt | become active and spew forth lava and rocks |
| Meaning | symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible. | |
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| Narrower | eczema vaccinatum, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption | A now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles |
| enanthem, enanthema | eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease | |
| exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption | eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease | |
| rash, roseola, efflorescence, skin rash | Any red eruption of the skin | |
| Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| Spanish | erupción, grano, sarpullido | |
| Catalan | erupció, gra | |
| Adjectives | eruptive | producing or characterized by eruptions |
| Meaning | (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed). | |
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| Synonyms | eructation, extravasation | |
| Category | vent, volcano | A fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt |
| Broader | action, activity, activeness | The state of being active |
| Spanish | erupción | |
| Catalan | erupció | |
| Verbs | erupt | become active and spew forth lava and rocks |
| Meaning | A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition). | |
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| Synonyms | outbreak, irruption | |
| Narrower | epidemic | A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease |
| recrudescence | A return of something after a period of abatement | |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Spanish | brote, comienzo, desencadenamiento, erupción, estallido, irrupción | |
| Catalan | brot, erupció, esclat | |
| Verbs | erupt | erupt or intensify suddenly |
| Meaning | A sudden very loud noise. | |
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| Synonyms | bang, clap, blast, bam | |
| Narrower | water hammer | The banging sound of steam in pipes |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | estallido, explosión | |
| Catalan | explosió | |
| Meaning | The emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum. | |
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| Broader | emergence, egress, issue | The becoming visible |
| Spanish | erupción | |
| Verbs | erupt | break out |
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