eruptive

eruptive

See also: éruptive

English

Etymology

erupt +‎ -ive

Adjective

eruptive (comparative more eruptive, superlative most eruptive)

1. That erupts or bursts forth.
   • Thomson

     The sudden glance / Appears far south eruptive through the cloud.

2. Accompanied by eruptions.

   an eruptive fever

3. (geology) Produced by eruption.

   eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic

Derived terms

Derived terms

• eruptive prominence
• eruptive star

• eruptive variable
• eruptive xanthoma

Translations

Translations

Korean: 폭발 (ko) (pokbal), 분화 (ko) (bunhwa), 분출 (ko) (bunchul)

Noun

eruptive (plural eruptives)

1. An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.

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German

Adjective

eruptive

1. inflected form of eruptiv