ADJECTIVE | pert | eruptive | producing or characterized by eruptions |
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all | eruptive, igneous | produced by the action of fire or intense heat | |
all | eruptive | actively spewing out lava |
Sounds | ihrah'ptihv; iyrah'ptihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | producing or characterized by eruptions. | |
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Example | "an eruptive disease" | |
Nouns | eruption | symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible |
Meaning | Produced by the action of fire or intense heat. | |
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Synonym | igneous | |
Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
Opposite | aqueous, sedimentary | Produced by the action of water |
Spanish | ígneo |
Meaning | actively spewing out lava. | |
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Example | "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring" | |
Broader | active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt |
Verbs | erupt | become raw or open |
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