eruptive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈɹʌptɪv/
Etymology
From French éruptif. By surface analysis, erupt + -ive.
Meanings
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That erupts or bursts forth.
’Tis liſtening fear, and dumb amazement all: / When to the ſtartled eye the ſudden glance / Appears far ſouth, eruptive thro’ the cloud; […]
a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC, page 88, lines 1128–1130:
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Accompanied by eruptions.
an eruptive fever
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Produced by eruption.
eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic
The region is further diversified by short ranges of eruptive mountains.
1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, “The Valley of the Colorado”, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more eruptive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most eruptive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
noneruptive · eruptive star · eruptive variable · syneruptive · intereruptive · preeruptive · eruptive xanthoma · aneruptive · eruptivity · eruptiveness · eruptively · uneruptive · posteruptive · eruptive prominence
Translations (8)
ko 분화 (Translations) · ko 폭발 (Translations) · el εκρηκτικός (Translations) · it eruttivo (Translations) · ca eruptiu (Translations) · fr éruptif (Translations) · pl erupcyjny (Translations) · ko 분출 (Translations)